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DOTD: I‑49 progress slowed by federal reviews and lack of identified construction funding
Summary
Lawmakers asked for a construction timeline for I‑49; DOTD said the corridor is in NEPA review, civil‑rights complaints filed with federal agencies must be resolved before environmental approval, and there is not yet an identified construction funding source for full buildout.
Members of the House Transportation Committee pressed DOTD on the long-delayed Interstate 49 work and asked when three miles of unfinished corridor would be completed. Representative Michael Bagley described repeated delays and asked directly, "what is our plan for 49? What's the timetable?"
Secretary Joe Donahue answered that the project is in the federal environmental-approval process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and that civil-rights complaints filed against portions of I‑49 must be resolved prior to issuance of a federal record of decision. He added that those federal reviews and third-party matters…
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