update on interstate 3 and corridor k
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Update on Interstate 3 and Corridor K. Melanie Mayes. Thanks to: Axel Ringe Hugh Irwin Charley Kraus Jim Grode. Outline. WaysSouth Stop I-3 Coalition Corridor K Coalition Alternatives including rail www.wayssouth.org Interstate 3 Corridor K TN link: US64 Ocoee Gorge - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Update on Interstate 3 and Corridor K
Melanie MayesThanks to:Axel RingeHugh IrwinCharley KrausJim Grode
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Outline
• WaysSouth– Stop I-3 Coalition– Corridor K Coalition– Alternatives including rail – www.wayssouth.org
• Interstate 3• Corridor K– TN link: US64 Ocoee Gorge– NC link: Robbinsville to Andrews
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Interstate 3 in the News
• Kingsport, Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga TN• Winston-Salem, Asheville NC• Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Savannah GA• Singapore
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• August 2005 – the “Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users” (SAFETEA-LU) passed by the US House and Senate
• Omnibus transportation bill
• Provides $1.6 million to describe steps and estimate funding to construct interstate 3 from Savannah to Knoxville via Augusta
• including $300K from GA
• Sponsored by late Charlie Norwood, US Rep. GA District 10 and Senators Chambliss and Iskason
How did the Idea of Interstate 3 Get Started?
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Stated Purpose of Proposed I-3:
• For military transport purposes• To improve the economy of the
area• To honor the Third Infantry
Division
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2010 I-3 Study• Scope– ICF International, Wilbur Smith Associates– Develop 4-5 alternate routes (study area) and design
levels– Costs and steps for construction of each route– Recommendations for additional “sub-studies” on
economic, social, environmental factors• Cost – $1.6 million over 1-2 year ($400K planned)
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Primary Tasks of I-3 study• Kickoff Meeting• Inventories• Expert Working Group (EWG)• Project website• Control points• Public involvement• Study alignments and design levels• Detailed spatial analysis• Draft estimates and costs• Final Report to Congress (Spring 2011)• Recommendations of sub-studies
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Overarching Principles of Study
• Respect the statutory language• Follow the statement of work• Collaborate with the EWG, agencies, and public• Consistency with FHWA guidance on cost
estimating for major projects• Consistency with linking planning and
environmental processes• Stay on schedule
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Expert Working Group (EWG)• 3-4 meetings in 2010-11 • Attending meetings, reviewing data, sharing
information, and making recommendations• Input on report to Congress (Spring 2011)
documenting potential routes, steps to completion, and costs – Recommendations on optional related sub-studies
• Closed meetings, minutes posted at FHWA project website www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/sec1927corridors.htm
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Expert Working Group (EWG)Kickoff Meeting Sept 16, 2010 Atlanta GA
Non-Federal EWG Members Federal EWG Members
Augusta-Richmond Co. Planning Commission Cleveland MPOCoastal Region MPOGeorgia Department of Community Affairs Georgia DOTKnoxville Regional TPONorth Carolina DOTTennessee DOTWaysSouth/Stop I-3
Appalachian Regional CommissionEastern Federal LandsEPA Region 4FHWA GA DivisionFHWA NC Division (video)FHWA TN Division (video)National Park Service, Southeast RegionUS Army Corps of EngineersUS Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast RegionUS Forest Service, Southern Region
No SC participation
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Status update
• Purpose and need are not well defined• GA, NC, TN DOTs have no planned or projected
requirement for a NW-SE corridor– Not present in any long-range plans– No supporting traffic studies– Lack of SC participation, lack of NC-TN funding
• No specific requirement for new roadbed• No requirement for states to follow up
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4 Lines of Argument1. Military does not move via highways, there
are numerous existing routes, freight moved best by rail
2. Is this really the best way to honor the 3rd ID?3. Interstates are inconsistent with existing
tourism-based development 4. Cost
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The Military Travels by Air and Sea, Not Highways
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Interstate 3 is not needed• Savannah has two interstates, I-95 and I-16– Primary highway routes for Savannah port freight– Efficient and existing rail routes to Atlanta and Knoxville for
container freight from port
• 4-lane Savannah River Parkway to Augusta connects Savannah to I-20
• GRIP: 4-lane route through GA– I-20 to GA-17, GA-17 to US441 to Toccoa, 441N through Franklin, NC
to US23 to I-40 west of Asheville– Only 4 lane exceptions are
• Georgia 17 between Toccoa and I-20. Has local proponents but is a lower priority for GDOT
• Small section of 441 N of Clayton, may happen in 2013
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Savannah to Knoxville by I-95, I-26, I-40 is 419 miles – shorter than any stated route of I-3 (~466
miles)
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Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah Already Served by Four-lane Highway
Forts Gordon and Stewart connected by new Savannah River Parkway Four-lane Highway
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Georgia 17, when four-laned, will adequately serve the area between I-20 and I-85
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Would I-3 be an Effective way to Honor the Third Infantry Division?
• Is spending several billion $$ on a highway the best memorial we can afford?
• 2 museums in existence
Memorial at the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning
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Would I-3 Improve Economic Development?
• An interstate would actually degrade economy of the Southern Appalachians
• It would jeopardize recreational resources that businesses depend on
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