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08/30/2010, Citizen-Times
Why should we plan for a road no one wants?
Charlie Norwood may be dead, but I-3 isn't.
Norwood, then a Republican congressman from Augusta, Ga., in 2005 spoke up for a new interstate highway running from Savannah, Ga., to Knoxville, Tenn. It would be named it Interstate 3 in honor of the 3rd Infantry Division, even though a north-south interstate with such a low number should be on the West Coast.
Outcry from Western North Carolina was swift. Cherokee, Clay, Macon and Clay counties opposed it. Denunciations have come from politicians in both parties. Read more...
08/28/2010, Savannah Now
Interstate 3 link: A no-brainer
The proposed route for Interstate 3 between Savannah and Augusta is a great idea; farther north, the plan hits rocky opposition.
THE CANDIDATES for governor of Georgia are correct to express a certain cautious optimism when it comes to I-3, the proposed interstate linking Savannah, Augusta and Knoxville, Tenn.
The route is currently under study by the U.S. Department of Transportation, an inquiry expected to wrap up next year. The study will include, among other aspects, the economic and environmental impacts of building the new highway. Read more...
08/27/2010, Logistics Week, Singapore
US Considers New Tennessee-Georgia Interstate
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the US is studying a possible new interstate to connect Knoxville, Tennessee, to Savannah, Georgia.
The study began in June and the project, if approved, will be called Interstate 3, FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox told the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The study is looking at routes, costs and impact on tourism, industry and the environment and will only show options for the route. Read more...
08/26/2010, Savannah Morning News, Larry Peterson
Deal likes part of proposal for new interstate; Barnes wants more study
Republican governor hopeful Nathan Deal likes at least part of a proposal for an interstate linking Savannah and Knoxville via Augusta.
But Deal's Democratic opponent, Roy Barnes, is wary about the potential thoroughfare, under study by the Federal Highway Administration.
Barnes says he's concerned about environmental and quality of life impacts - which are among the issues the study will address. Read more...
08/25/2010, Athens Banner Herald
Editorial: It's lukewarm now, but I-3 talk could heat up
The news this week that a feasibility study for a proposed interstate highway linking Savannah and Knoxville via Augusta and the Northeast Georgia mountains is under way is an indication that the Interstate 3 proposal might become, if it isn't already, the highway project that just won't die.
It was five years ago, as related in a Tuesday story in this newspaper, that Congress earmarked $1.32 million for a study of the proposed I-3, a route pushed as an economic development initiative by former Northeast Georgia Congressman Max Burns and other members, some still sitting, of the state's congressional delegation.
That study began in June, despite the fact that neither the federal government nor the state government have identified any construction funding for the highway. That's not to say funding won't ever be found, which suggests that anyone with an interest, pro or con, in the proposed route, will need to remain aware of the progress of the current study and any other initiatives associated with the road. Read more...
08/24/2010, Athens Banner Herald, Erin France
A controversial proposal to build an interstate highway through the Southern Appalachian Mountains hasn't faded away - the Federal Highway Administration has launched a feasibility study for the project.
The proposed highway - known as Interstate 3 - would run from Savannah to Augusta to Knoxville, Tenn.
But even though Congress set aside money and began a study in June to evaluate potential routes and costs, there's no money actually to build the road. Read more...
08/23/2010, WSB, Jon Lewis
New Highway Coming to Georgia?
(WSB Radio) Does Georgia need a new highway linking Savannah and Knoxville?
The idea has been in the talking stages for years, but now, the Federal Highway Administration is doing a feasibility study.
It would be called Interstate 3, and could mean cutting a new route through the north Georgia mountains. That could raise some environmental concerns. Read more...
08/23/2010, Blount County Daily Times
Feds eyeing possible interstate through Tenn., Ga.
CHATTANOOGA — The Federal Highway Administration is studying a possible new interstate that would connect Savannah, Ga., to Knoxville — possibly by cutting through “The Dragon” and across Blount County — despite opposition from groups that say the project could destroy pristine lands.
Government spokesman Doug Hecox told the Chattanooga Times Free Press the study of the project, which would be called Interstate 3, started in June, but there's no timeline for the completion.
The administration will use the study as a “resource that would inform discussion,” he said. Read more...
08/23/2010, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Ty Tagami
Interstate from Savannah to Knoxville studied
It's been talked about for years, but the idea of an interstate linking Savannah and Knoxville is getting an actual hearing now that the Federal Highway Administration has begun a feasibility study.
Agency spokesman Doug Hecox said the study into the proposed Interstate 3 began in June.
The route could pass through North Georgia, and some critics say it would destroy pristine mountains and forest and wreck the downtowns of small communities along its path. Read more...
08/22/2010, WSAV, Sheila Parker
New Interstate Could Connect Savannah And Knoxville
Savannah, GA -- The Federal Highway Administration is studying a possible new interstate to connect Savannah with Knoxville, Tennessee. That's despite opposition from groups that say the project could harm the environment. A government spokesman told a Chattanooga newspaper that the study of the project, which would be called Interstate 3, started in June, but there's no timeline for completion and the interstate may not necessarily be built. The study will look at routes, costs and impacts on tourism, industry and the environment. Read more...
08/22/2010, Times Free Press
The Federal Highway Administration is looking into a new interstate that would connect Savannah, Ga., to Knoxville, and one group says the route could come as far west as Chatsworth, Ga., and Cleveland, Tenn.
But some groups say any north-south route will destroy pristine mountains and forest and wreck the downtowns of small communities along its path.
Doug Hecox, a spokesman for the Federal Highway Administration, said a feasibility study began in June into what would be known as Interstate 3. Read more...
08/04/2010, AccessNorthGA.com
Study to determine cost of new NE Ga. interstate
The Federal Highway Administration has approved a study in hopes of determining how much it will cost to build an interstate highway through the Northeast Georgia mountains.
A number of groups oppose the highway plan.
"We think that it's going to definitively show that this road is unnecessary and overly destructive," said Jim Grode, president of Ways South. "It doesn't need to be built." Read more...
08/04/2010, The interstate highway as imagined by Alex and Andy, By Tom Bennett
08/02/2010, GPB News, By Noel Brown
More Spending on Controversial Highway
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Federal Highway Administration has approved a study to estimate the cost of building a new interstate in Northeast Georgia.
Many local residents worry about effects the project would have on their environment and their economy.
The proposed I-3, or Third Infantry Division Highway, would stretch from Savannah to Augusta and all the way to Knoxville Tennessee. Read more...
07/29/2010, White County News, By Debbie Gilbert
Contract awarded for I-3 study
The proposed Interstate 3 may be a road to nowhere, but the federal government is determined to study it.
According to WaysSouth (originally known as the Stop I-3 Coalition), the Federal Highway Administration has awarded a contract to ICF International of Fairfax, Va., to study the planning, routing and cost estimate for I-3.
The interstate, first proposed by the late congressman Charlie Norwood in 2005, would cut through the Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Read more...
07/22/2010, Blue Ridge Outdoors, By Graham Averill
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded a contract to conduct the study of Interstate 3 (I-3) planning, cost estimate and routing. If built, the interstate, which was proposed in 2005 by a Georgia Congressman, will travel from Savannah, Georgia to Knoxville, Tenn. through some of the most environmentally sensitive stretches of the Southern Appalachians. The route could impact four different national forests as well as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, while costing taxpayers more than $25 million per mile to build. A shorter interstate route between these two cities already exists, and some environmental organizations suggest the only reason to build the road is to connect a nuclear weapons complex near Knoxville with the nuclear waste site in Savannah, Georgia, rerouting the toxic waste through the mountains away from highly populated cities. Read more...