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STOP I-3This page was created for those who appose the construction of I-3 in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennesse. It's route would be from Savannah, Ga to Knoxville Tenn and be as wide as more than two football fields. It's construction will destroy our beautiful mountains, prinstine forests, and wildlife habitat. Not to mention the fact that it will bring numorous convenience stores, fast food joints, warehouses, noise, congestion and more pollution to this region.Interstate 3 is the proposed designation for a new freeway corridor along the Savannah River corridor between Savannah, Georgia, and Knoxville, Tennessee. Proposed previously as the Savannah River Parkway, it was elevated to Interstate status through a bill introduced in July 2004 by Georgia Representative Max Burns. The highway has an initial numbering of Interstate 3 in honor of Fort Stewart's 3rd Infantry Division's lead role in the War on Terror in Iraq. Interstate 3 would be known as the "3rd Infantry Division Highway." STOP I-3The new freeway corridor would start in Savannah at the current interchange between Georgia 21 and Interstate 95. Interstate 3 would then aim northwest from Interstate 95 via Georgia 21 past Springfield to the Sylvania Bypass and then onto U.S. 301 north. The freeway would depart U.S. 301 at Georgia 24, then continue northwest via Georgia 24 to Bypass U.S. 25 at Waynesboro. Interstate 3 would then follow U.S. 25 north to Interstate 520, then overlay Interstate 520 to the west of Augusta and passing by proposed Interstate 14. North of Interstate 20, Interstate 3 would follow Georgia 104 north to Georgia 47 at Leah, then take Georgia 79 from Lincolnton north to Georgia 72 east of Elberton. Interstate 3 would head west to Elberton via Georgia 72, then continue northwest via Georgia 77 to Hartwell. After passing Interstate 85, Interstate 3 would take over Georgia 17 northwest to Toccoa, Clarkesville, and Hiawassee.After departing Hiawassee, Interstate 3 would leave Georgia and enter North Carolina, following Georgia 17 and North Carolina 69 north to U.S. 64 west to Murphy. At Murphy, the freeway would follow U.S. 19-129 north and U.S. 74 east via an existing expressway to Topton, then head north along U.S. 129 to the western edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and onward into Tennessee. Once in Tennessee, Interstate 3 would follow U.S. 129 north through Maryville and Alcoa, then pick up Interstate 140 north to meet Interstates 40-75 just west of Knoxville.Proposed Interstate 3 will cost billions of dollars to build and will only benefit road builders and oil companies. Proponents of I-3 say it will bring in new business, but the businesses that highways traditionally bring are gas stations and truck stops. The interstate will leave in its wake the destruction of natural beauty and ecological integrity, and local businesses that depend on tourism will suffer. Interstate 3 would be an environmental and economic disaster in the mountains of North Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. STOP I-3Proponents say the highway is needed for easy trucking of consumer goods. Some opponents believe it is planned to haul nuclear waste from Plant Vogtle on the Savannah River to the disposal incinerator at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. But the most important issue here is not hauling nuclear waste or serving consumers. It is the preservation of our Blue Ridge Mountains. An interstate would destroy their beauty, along with other development projects that threaten them. STOP I-3IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS, PLEASE ADD THIS PAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS LIST, SIGN THE PETITION LINKED ABOVE, COPY AND PASTE THE LINK INTO A BULLETIN, OR SEND THE LINK IN AN EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. IF MORE AND MORE PEOPLE SEE THE PETITION, THAT MEANS MORE SIGNATURES!!!
