Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is expanding its successful HELP Program to assist motorists in rural areas of the state, thanks to Governor Lee and the General Assembly’s historic investment of additional dedicated recurring general fund dollars in the state’s annual budget for infrastructure. “In rural areas where crashes are often the most severe—drivers tend to speed, traffic is confined to two lanes with limited detour routes, and hospitals are farther away, the Rural Service Patrol fills a critical gap in emergency response coverage, improving safety, and reducing incident clearance times,” said TDOT Commissioner Will Reid,…