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As part of the Corridor K improvement project, crews are expected to launch construction on a planned two-tier land bridge at Stecoah Gap. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

As part of the Corridor K improvement project, crews are expected to launch construction on a planned two-tier land bridge at Stecoah Gap. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

2 years later, Corridor K is 43 percent complete

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Today marks two years since dignitaries from the North Carolina Department of Transportation converged onto a press conference outside Robbinsville High School, to usher in the launch of a road improvement project first conceived by the Appalachian Development Highway System in 1965.
The last section of the Corridor K project – much of which includes this strip of North Carolina Highway 28, shown Oct. 19 – has received $20 million in funding, thanks to the work of Congressman Chuck Edwards. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

The last section of the Corridor K project – much of which includes this strip of North Carolina Highway 28, shown Oct. 19 – has received $20 million in funding, thanks to the work of Congressman Chuck Edwards. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Final leg of ‘K’ gets $20 million

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 14, 2024
Stecoah – As three separate crews progress through the massive undertaking that is the “Corridor K” expansion, the last unfunded section of the current project has received new life. In a May 28 press release, Congressional Rep.
Earth-moving operations along “Corridor K” have been underway for months, but commuters have reported longer-than-anticipated wait times at the various checkpoints on Sweetwater Road. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Earth-moving operations along “Corridor K” have been underway for months, but commuters have reported longer-than-anticipated wait times at the various checkpoints on Sweetwater Road. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

‘K’ continues to cause delays

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Commuters and travelers alike have grumbled for months about the delays caused by the “Corridor K” expansion along both N.C. highways 143 (Sweetwater Road) and 28.

Final Corridor K letting delayed, divided

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Stecoah – There is no reason to break out torches and pitchforks: the first phase of Corridor K construction is still set to begin next spring. Even the second phase has been awarded. But phase three? Think of it as the N.C.