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US Corp seeking comment on Newport Bypass
The US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment regarding plans by the Tennessee Department of Transportation to use fill dirt in it's construction of the Newport Bypass. Mark McIntosh says the areas to be impacted include the Pigeon River, French Broad River, Sinking Creek, wetlands and unnamed tributaries. Plans call for the bypass to stretch from St. Tide Hollow Road at North Highway 321,to Thinwood Drive at West Highway 25/70. The bypass is to cross both rivers. The public notice says TDOT has proposed to discharge fill material into 6.52 acres of wetlands, 203 feet of streams, permanently discharge fill material into 449 feet of stream and construct three bridges as well as 323 feet of stream impacts. Plans are for the bypass to be five lanes, and 4.8 miles in length. Comments should be addressed to; Nashville District Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division, 501 Adesa Parkway, Suite 250, Lenoir City, TN. 37771. Or emailed to; Mark.M.McIntosh@usace.army.mil
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