The number of private driveways and country roads with access to U.S. 220. No one hates to see our area change any more than I do. But not wanting it to change has not, nor will it ever, stop the changes that are coming so rapidly with increased population and speeded-up lifestyles that we all live. McDaniel said she'd like I-73 built west of Rocky Mount, toward Ferrum. She doesn't live in any proposed corridor.
Interstate opponents say historical sites and environmental issues are their best means of defense.
Henry County residents somehow got I-73 rerouted. The endangered fish, farm land and forests are concerns that may affect the federal approval of I-73. The new plan through Henry County will also cost just a little less to build. It won't be an interstate in West Virginia. In Virginia, the section from Bluefield to Roanoke is on the back burner.