The first high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes) in Tennessee opened on September 10, 1993, on the approximately section of I-65 between Armory Drive in south Nashville and SR 253 in Brentwood with the completion of a project that widened that segment from two to four lanes in each direction. Widening of the segment between SR 253 and SR 96 in Franklin from two to four lanes in each direction was completed in September 1997. Widening approximately of I-65 from SR 96 to I-840 from four to eight lanes began in November 2010 and was completed in two phases between April 2013 and June 2016. This project also included reconstruction of the interchange with SR 248, including widening the route through the interchange and lengthening the ramps.