Project Director

Hutchinson, Bruce

Department

Dept. of Economics

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

When I first selected this topic to research for an honors project, the question I asked was: Does economic growth in an area serve as a catalyst for highway improvement projects, or do highway improvement projects cause economic growth? The segment of Lee Highway between Airport Road and Shallowford Road in Chattanooga has experienced quite a bit of economic growth in recent years, and this stretch of road has been improved by the addition of more traffic lanes. By focusing my research on this particular highway, I felt that I would gain insight into my question. In this paper I first discuss the fact that this stretch of road is a part of three very long routes, and then I provide details about this local portion regarding intersecting streets and average daily traffic. After this I establish a general economic model to predict the results which could follow a highway improvement project. After developing a model, I compare it to reality by examining two recent projects that widened Lee Highway. I hope to ascertain whether highway improvements cause economic growth or whether economic growth makes highway improvements necessary. If I find that economic growth and highway improvements occurred simultaneously on Lee Highway, I will conclude that the two most likely influenced each other.

Degree

B. S.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science.

Date

3-1989

Subject

Roads--Design and construction--Economic aspects--Tennessee--Chattanooga

Discipline

Growth and Development

Document Type

Theses

Extent

iii, 33 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Call Number

LB2369.5 .H39 1989

Rights

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