The state Department of Transportation has said exploratory core borings are needed to confirm the feasibility of construction at proposed locations, proceed with further slope designs and understand geology beneath the future roadway. The DOT has suggested core borings on property within and adjacent to its preferred route for the Parsons-to-Davis section would minimize impacts. But that path has drawn heavy opposition from environmental groups and many local business owners and residents who want officials to route the corridor north of Parsons.
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Conservation groups and a Florida-based company have reached a proposed federal lawsuit settlement that would include a project to address environmental harm in the Kanawha State Forest area alleged in