KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Knoxville's mayor and people who have worked to build a network of trails in the southern part of the city don't want an extension of a parkway to be built.
Now, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has eased off the accelerator on the plan and will hold public meetings on a scaled-back design.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported opponents say the James White Parkway extension is no longer needed at all as a route into the Smoky Mountains because of extensive widening being completed on state Rt. 66.
Mayor Madeline Rogero said Monday afternoon the proposed parkway would "plow through" an Urban Wilderness corridor that has achieved national recognition.
