Georgia's interstate highway system. Click on the map for more information. (DOT)
The Georgia Department of Transportation has named I-185 a Scenic Byway, ensuring that billboards and other visual blight will not be allowed along the thoroughfare.
The highway passes through Troup, Harris and Muscogee counties, and ends at Ft. Benning, near Columbus.
GDOT Board member Sam Wellborn says of the move: “This is a very important event for our entire region, not only will this designation preserve an already prestigious corridor but it will forever prevent billboards and will increase tourism.”
GDOT Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl will present a proclamation to Wellborn and Gloria Weston-Smart, Executive Director of Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission, in support of the I-185 Scenic Byway designation, at a ceremony in Atlanta on Thursday. A ceremony will be held Friday morning at a welcome center along exit 12.
The interstate joins seven other similarly-designated state roads, and the group says the title will be listed on state and federal maps.
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