US 321 IMPROVEMENTS
Blowing Rock

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RELEASED
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the US 321 Improvements Project. The Preferred Alternative would widen existing US 321 from Blackberry Road through the Town of Blowing Rock to US 221 from two lanes to four lanes.

There are three different means one may use to review the Final Environmental Impact Statement:

1. Review the Final Environmental Impact Statement here on this web site;
2. Review a paper copy at one of seven public review locations; and
3. Request a CD-ROM copy.

Review on this Web Site

Click here to view the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
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Review a Paper Copy

Paper copies of the Final Environmental Impact Statement may be reviewed at the following public review locations:

• Appalachian State University
  Carol Grotnes Belk Library
  Boone, North Carolina 28608


• Blowing Rock Public Library
  1022 Main Street
  Blowing Rock, North Carolina 28605


• Caldwell County Public Library
  120 Hospital Avenue
  Lenoir, North Carolina 28645


• Guilford County Public Library
  219 North Church Street
  Greensboro, North Carolina 27401


• Mecklenburg County Public Library
  310 North Tryon Street
  Charlotte, North Carolina 28202


• Wake County Public Library
  1930 Clark Avenue
  Cameron Village Shopping Center
  Raleigh, North Carolina 27605


• Watauga County Public Library
  140 Queen Street
  Boone, North Carolina 28607

Request a CD-ROM Copy

Please send requests for the CD-ROM to:

Ms. Missy Dickens, PE
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1548

You may e-mail your request to Missy at mdickens@dot.state.nc.us.



NEXT STEPS AND OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS
The final step in the US 321 Improvements Study will be the preparation and release of a Record of Decision. The Record of Decision will identify the alternatives considered and the alternative selected for implementation, present the basis for the decision, and address written comments provided by the public and environmental resource and regulatory agencies received after the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement.

Comments should be received by the NCDOT before November 27, 2006. Comments may be sent to Missy Dickens at the above address.