BLUE RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE LEAGUE

www.bredl.org

Clements Mill (Piedmont Mill) circa 1870
-Historic mill threatened by I-73 in the German Baptist District of Franklin County, VA.

BREDL Transportation and Land Use Campaign

The Transportation and Land Use campaign will concentrate on protecting existing communities and the surrounding natural environment on which their health and well-being depends from the threat of massive highway projects. This campaign will push for local control of highway projects for local needs, with support for improvements and upgrade to existing roads in lieu of building new roads. Topping the list are I-73, featured in Road to Ruin as one of the nation's top 50 worst highway projects in 2004.

VAR files legal action against FHWA and VDOT

Oct. 15, 2007: Virginians for Appropriate Roads (VAR) has filed legal action against Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) seeking an injunction prohibiting FHWA from providing financial assistance for I-73 and prohibiting Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and its contractors from commencing construction of the project.
Read VAR Press Release.

Road to Ruin Report lists I-73 as one of the most wasteful in the nation

June 2, 2004: Read Press Release and link to Report - Interstate 73 is one of the most wasteful highway projects in the nation, according to a new report released today by Virginians for Appropriate Roads (VAR), Citizens Concerned about I-73, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), and Friends of the Earth (FoE). The report, Road to Ruin, identifies the 27 most wasteful highway projects in the country.