The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced plans to build SR 396 on September 11, 1985, for a price of $29.3 million (equivalent to $ in ) as part of an effort to improve infrastructure around the then-future Saturn Plant, which had been announced three months prior.
On September 11, 1985, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced plans to construct SR 396 for $29.3 million (equivalent to ) as part of initiatives to upgrade infrastructure around the Saturn Plant, which was anticipated three months prior.