UCDD is contracted with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to establish two Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) in the Upper Cumberland region: the Center Hill and Dale Hollow RPOs. Their purpose is to facilitate input from rural counties to TDOT for transportation planning. RPOs work with TDOT to identify the Upper Cumberland region’s needs regarding highways, transit, bike/pedestrian issues, aviation and waterways. RPOs are partners with Tennessee’s development districts because economic and community development drives many of the transportation improvements in rural counties.


Center Hill RPO

The Center Hill RPO includes Cannon, Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, and White counties.

Center Hill RPO Contact

Sean Patten, Center Hill RPO Coordinator

P: 931.431.4111 E: spatten@ucdd.org

Dale Hollow RPO

The Dale Hollow RPO includes Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith, and Trousdale counties.

Dale Hollow RPO Contact

Mark Dudney, Dale Hollow RPO Coordinator

P: 931.476.4152 E: mdudney@ucdd.org

Click here to view the members of the RPO Technical Committee.

Center Hill RPO Meeting Minutes

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Dale Hollow RPO Meeting Minutes

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Want to see the State’s Individual RPO project rankings? See the details here.

Check out the map below to see Ride Share and Charging Station locations across the Upper Cumberland