NCDOT will mine rock from the Pisgah National Forest. Here’s where it’s looking. • Asheville Watchdog

NCDOT will mine rock from the Pisgah National Forest. Here’s where it’s looking. • Asheville Watchdog

A series of deals between federal and state agencies, finalized last week, will allow the North Carolina Department of Transportation to mine rock on more than 600 acres of the Pisgah National Forest as part of its efforts to rebuild I-40 along the Pigeon River Gorge. The NCDOT will seek “approximately three million cubic yards of aggregate material” from the Pisgah, according to a March 28 construction easement giving the agency access to the l…