WaysSouth allies at the Southern Environmental Law Center report that there is a pause in the planning process for Corridor K in North Carolina. NCDOT, FHWA, and the Appalachian Regional Commission are planning to fund a comprehensive economic planning process for the 7 counties, including Graham and Cherokee, in the Southwestern North Carolina Planning and [...]
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Southern Environmental Law Center: Corridor K to affect one of Top 10 Endangered Places
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) has named Chilhowee Mountain, TN, in the path of Corridor K, one of the top ten endangered places for 2012. “Chilhowee Mountain and the rugged peaks and hollows in its viewshed are in the path of Corridor K, a chain of highways linking Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Asheville, North Carolina,” [...]
Corridor K North Carolina Comments Submitted
WaysSouth, along with the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, Southern Environmental Law Center, Western North Carolina Alliance, and The Wilderness Society, recently submitted comments to the North Carolina Department of Transportation opposing their plan to build a devastating, expensive, and marginally beneficial four-lane highway through the heart of Stecoah Valley and the Cheoah Mountains. Instead, we [...]
Action Alert—Corridor K Comments Needed
. Public Hearing May 17 in Robbinsville or Written Comments by June 20 We need reasonable improvements, not a 4-lane through our mountains . The North Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled a public hearing on May 17 at Robbinsville High School regarding Corridor K, and afterwards will accept written comments until June 20 (see [...]
Save the Date: Corridor K Hearing May 17 in Robbinsville, NC
WaysSouth has learned that the North Carolina Department of Transportation will be holding a public hearing on its potentially devastating Corridor K project in Graham County, North Carolina. The hearing will be May 17, 2011 at Robbinsville High School, 301 Sweetwater Road, Robbinsville, NC 28771. There will be a pre-hearing open house beginning at 4:30 [...]
Reminder: Corridor K Public Comment Period Ends April 30
We wanted to remind you that the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s public comment period for Corridor K ends next Saturday, April 30. This opportunity is important because TDOT has proposed to eliminate the alternative that would provide for targeted improvements to the existing Highway 64, which would provide a safe, reliable corridor at a fraction [...]
Corridor K Public Workshops March 28 and 29 and Public Comment Opportunity
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will be holding public workshops on Corridor K next Monday and Tuesday, March 28 and 29. These workshops are important because TDOT will be recommending that the option of spot improvements to existing U.S. 64 should be dropped from consideration. We need your voices to help convince them to keep [...]
Help Protect the Ocoee Gorge from Fiscal and Environmental Irresponsibility
Do you want to see the human and wildlife communities, water quality, and economic well-being of the Ocoee Gorge and Polk County harmed by a new Corridor K bypass? We don’t either, but powerful forces are trying to make it easier to do just that. The Polk County News recently reported that Denny Mobbs, a [...]
Tell Congress to Cut Highway Funding, Not Economic Development!
Recently, as part of the new Congress’s efforts to rein in federal spending and cut the deficit, there have been proposals to cut funding to the Appalachian Regional Commission. Many of us transportation advocates know ARC as the agency that enables highways like Corridor K in North Carolina and Tennessee and Route 515 in Georgia. [...]