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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

No. Hell No. Forget It. 

While I had vaguely heard about the plan by Rep. Charlie Norwood (R, Natch-Ga.) to build a big-ass interstate through the middle of the Smokies, I didn't think it would go anywhere.

So, when I read this article (as well as this one) from a Western North Carolina paper, linked from No Direction Home, I was surprised to see it moving closer to fruition. It looks like this has the rankle of SKB built up, too.

Clearly, this is a project that need to be nipped in the bud. Perhaps the most compelling fact about this total boondoggle is that:
This highway is unnecessary. The proposed route is only 15 miles shorter than that of existing super highways that link Savannah, GA and Knoxville, TN.
Call your Representatives, Senators, and Governor ASAP if you live in one of the three state s affected by this (Tenn., Ga., or N.C.). Let them know you are opposed to gutting the Smokies, increasing pollution and hurting tourism all for the sake of making it easier for people in Atlanta to get to work in the morning.

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