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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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Fri., September 23, 2011 3:38pm
The state has certified Dobbins Mountain in northeast Georgia as a wildlife refuge. People opposing a plan to cut a highway through the land hope this will force the state Department of Transportation to abandon the route.
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Wed., September 14, 2011 6:00pm
People in northwest Georgia have been waiting on an extension to Highway 411 for three decades. It would relieve congestion and create better access to Interstate 75. The state is ready to move forward. But landowners defending their property are willing to sue to block it, so extending Highway 411 could require a new route.
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Thu., July 28, 2011 4:39pm
A key state senator is speaking out against a controversial highway project in northwest Georgia that's been tied up in litigation for decades. Republican Senator Jeff Mullis of Chicamauga says the Highway 4-11 connector in Rome is needed, but he’s urging state and federal transportation officials to choose a different route.
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Thu., August 26, 2010 1:10pm
State transportation leaders addressed a controversial road project at a public hearing Thursday evening in north Georgia.The Department of Transportation hosted the forum in Cartersville to review federally funded projects.
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Fri., June 18, 2010 11:55am
The city of Euharlee has put a conservation easement on Dobbins Mountain where the Department of Transportation wants to build the long-awaited 411 connector from Rome to Interstate 75.
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Fri., May 21, 2010 6:46pm
US Connector 411 in north Georgia has been in planning for over two decade