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Impact study ordered for expressway route in Va.

By Steve Szkotak
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One-half of a highway intended to bring economic development to three southwest counties that are home of Virginia’s declining coal economy is headed to a full environmental review.

The Federal Highway Administration ordered the review because a 26-mile section of the Coalfields Expressway has been rerouted, after the entire 50-mile length of the highway had already undergone an environmental review in 2001.

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