Citing long-term benefits to their troubled business models, drug lords in Mexico and former car executives in Detroit praised road builders in Tennessee and Mississippi for expediting Interstate 269 around Memphis.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced this week that it is speeding up construction of the interstate loop dubbed “the future Interstate 269 Corridor.” Total cost of “Project Circle Jerk,” as it is known to insiders, is an estimated $145 million.
