WaysSouth recently learned that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded a contract to ICF International of Fairfax, VA to conduct the study of Interstate 3 (I-3) planning, cost estimate and routing. The I-3 (Third Infantry Division Highway) study was originally introduced in 2005 by the late Charlie Norwood, then the Georgia District 10 Congressman. The study is funded by a $1.32 million earmark contained in the SAFETEA-LU Transportation Department funding Act of 2005 plus a 20% matching grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation. Authorizing legislation describes I-3 as “…a route from Savannah, GA to Augusta, GA and then to Knoxville, TN.” Routing originally proposed by the highway’s sponsors called for the interstate to cut through northeast Georgia and the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Read the rest....

Jim Grode, Executive Director

• Corridor K and Common Sense
• A Quick Look at Corridor K
• The Corridor K and Interstate 3 Connection
• Conservation Impacts
• Paving Over Paradise: Powerpoint: issues surrounding the 4 lane build option
• Corridor K Economic Development and Transportation Study a collaboration between the ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) and SEIDA (South Eastern Industrial Development Association)
  • Economic expert analyzes Economic Development Study--questions the legitimacy of the study's claims
• Corridor K Myths

Corridor K in North Carolina

• Introduction to Corridor K in North Carolina: The Road Less Traveled
• Map of Corridor K in North Carolina
• A Better Design for Corridor K: A collaborative effort among several organizations to articulate the need for alternative routes to be considered
• Corridor K Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared by NC DOT (625 page .pdf)
• North Carolina Department of Transportation Corridor K Website
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: do not authorize the discharge of dredged or fill materials into the waters for Corridor K

Corridor K in Tennessee

• Hikers Say "Too Steep for Corridor K"
• Corridor K Economic Study Process Update, June 2007
• Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Materials
  • Tennessee Department of Transportation Corridor K Web site UPDATED JULY 2009
• TDOT Corridor K Summer Newsletter
• TDOT Corridor K July public workshop handout
• Transportation Planning Report Initial Phase Comments
• Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
• The Wilderness Society
• WaysSouth

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