Great Smokies Conservationists Seek End to Wasting Money On Proposed Road
U.S. Newswire › January 04, 2006
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to the National Park Service's release today of a draft environmental study of building a highway through a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, several conservation groups called on Congress to put an end to what they call a boondoggle for American taxpayers and an environmental disaster for America's favorite national park.
The 38-mile road is estimated to cost $590 million, according to the agency b- an increase of almost 40 percent over the estimate from just one year ago. The amount covers construction and does not take into account any environmental mitigation that is required by law.See the full content of this document
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Great Smokies Conservationists Seek End to Wasting Money On Proposed Road
The proposed road would breach the largest unbroken tract of mountain forest on federal land in the East, on the North Carolina side of the park, leaving a gash on the landscape that would be visible for miles. Cutting through the most rugged section of the park, the road could include three ...
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