Everybody thought it was going to be done in a year and a half. I told everybody they're crazy. Now it looks like it's going to be 2027, It's going to cost $2 billion, twice what we thought it was and we hope it gets open by 2027. It's trending more by 2028, so think about that. A major interstate section, a major economic corridor between my state and the presiding officer state of Tennessee is at a trickle right now. (06:47–06:54)
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Asserts that the I40 project will cost $2 billion and is expected to open by 2027.
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