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Draft Environmental Impact Statement Report
Completed November 2005
The study says that construction of the road
will not “harm the integrity of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
or the Appalachian Trail.” Among the
categories studied were wetlands, water quality, black bear habitat,
topography, geology, and the effect that the road would have on park
visitation. This is also true regarding the “anakeesta rock”: which the
study found could be effectively addressed through “encapsulation.” The
study found that the encapsulation methods used on other roads,
including the Cherohala Skyway were “effective” in dealing with the
presence of anakeesta rock.
The study compared a $52 million settlement with the building of the
North Shore Corridor the following increases were determined: |
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Effects on |
$52 million settlement |
Northern Shore Corridor |
employment
personal income
net retail sales |
806 “job years”
$470,000 per year
$140,000 per year |
7,315 “job-years.”
$5,670,000 per year
$14,270,000 per year |
DEIS Full Version 522 pages (In One Report 4.36 MB)
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