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Thu., October 4, 2012 6:18am
State transportation planners want to adjust the route for a proposed highway connecting the Rome and Cartersville areas more directly to I-75. The changes come in response to a federal ruling this summer that an 1867 manganese mine on Dobbins Mountain has historic value, halting federal money to the roadway because it would damage the area.
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Thu., August 2, 2012 4:29pm
A former mine in northwest Georgia could force state transportation officials to pick another route for the proposed U.S. Highway 411 connector in Bartow County. A federal official notified the state this week that the mine is historically significant and eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Mon., July 16, 2012 3:32pm
An endangered bat is the latest potential setback for a planned road offering better interstate access to Rome and Cartersville. The rare animal lives in nearby Gilmer County and also could be living in Bartow County where the highway would go, according to some of the project’s opponents.
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Thu., February 2, 2012 8:44am
A coalition that has raised concerns about a proposed connector between U.S. 411 and Interstate 75 in Bartow County says the habitat of a protected flower could be negatively affected by the planned route.
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Wed., May 11, 2011 2:00pm
A long-awaited highway project in north Georgia between Cartersville and Rome is stalled. The money to start buying the property is available next month, but the state will not be using it then.
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Mon., July 12, 2010 2:14pm
A proposed DOT road would take out part of Dobbins Mountain.
