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Corridor K History
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Conceived in the mid-1960s by the Appalachian Regional Commission, Corridor K was originally designed to connect Asheville, North Carolina, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, and help relieve poverty and isolation in the region.
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Since that time, however, the completion of the Interstate Highway System and other highway projects have rendered the expansion of this destructive highway obsolete. Efficient transportation is readily available between Chattanooga and Asheville via I-40, to Atlanta by I-75, and to eastern port cities via I-20 and I-16 with no appreciable difference in time based on this proposed roadway.
The Corridor K project now is being sold to the public based upon the unfulfilled promise of prosperity offered by globalization. These outmoded highway plans need to be updated to protect the cultural and natural heritage of the region, while also providing good transportation designed for the twenty-first century.
Resources
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A .pdf brochure about Corridor K and sound alternatives.
The Corridor K-Interstate 3 Connection
Conservation Impacts of Corridor K
The Corridor K Economic Development and Transportation Study (pdf) (a collaboration between the ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) and SEIDA (South Eastern Industrial Development Association)
Click here for more maps and resources for Corridor K in North Carolina.
Click here for more maps and resources for Corridor K in Tennessee.
WaysSouth in Action
- In July 2009, WaysSouth staff and board members met with the staff of Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC, 11th District) about Corridor K.
- In August 2009, WaysSouth submitted comments to the Tennessee DOT on the Tennesseee Corridor K Transportation Planning Report process.
- In September 2009,WaysSouth organized roughly 11 written comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ public notice for the NC segment of Corridor K.
- Also in September 2009, WaysSouth created and distributed 500 copies of an informational brochure about Corridor K.
- In October 2009, WaysSouth organized 20 citizens to speak at a public hearing on the NC segment of Corridor K.
- Also in October 2009, WaysSouth gave a presentation to the Western North Carolina Alliance Jackson County Chapter regarding Corridor K.
- In December 2009, WaysSouth submitted comment letters to the North Carolina DOT on Corridor K in NC and organized its supporters to submit other letters.
- In March 2010, WaysSouth organized supporters to submit roughly 12 comment letters on the Tennessee DOT Transportation Planning Report process for Corridor K.
- In September 2010, WaysSouth submitted comments on the Tennessee DOT Transportation Planning Report for Corridor K.
- In October 2010, WaysSouth delivered presentations to the Tennessee Conservation Commission and the Tennessee Sierra Club on Corridor K.
