A costly, destructive, unnecessary four-lane road is on the fast track to completion in rural, mountainous Western North Carolina. The highway would cut through steep and scenic mountains, establishing a new route through the Stecoah Valley and across Cheoah Mountain.

With a price tag of $378 million (or $38 million per mile), the cost of this project cannot be justified in light of its meager transportation benefit. Although economic development serves as the justification for this project, one can think of better ways to invest what amounts to $42,000 per Graham County citizen without destroying the mountains that have defined this region for generations.

You can stop this destructive and unnecessary project!

Voice your concerns – submit written comments or questions to the following address:
Ed Lewis, Public Hearing Officer
NC Department of Transportation
Human Environment
Unit 1598, Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
Phone: 919-431-6585

Your voice is crucial in changing the destructive direction of this project. Learn more by visiting www.wayssouth.org.