Governor John Sevier Highway runs between Asheville Highway and Alcoa Highway. Though most of this highway is rural and scenic, only the section from Chapman Highway to Alcoa Highway is a state designated scenic highway. Preservation of the scenic designated road section mandates that development along the edges of the corridor be severely limited to include increased building setbacks, reduced signage, and limitations of the intensity of development located along the road. The purpose of this proposal is to encourage greater protection of this scenic highway.

Objectives

• Protect and enhance the scenic character of the corridor
• Increase state scenic designation to the entire length of the highway

Short Term Actions (5 Years)

• Develop a tree-planting program
  Responsible Agencies: Knox County Commission and Knoxville City Council
• Promote the Adopt-a-Road campaign
  Responsible Agencies: TPO, MPC, Knox County Commission, Knoxville City Council, and TDOT

Long Term Action (15 Years)

• Petition the state of Tennessee to further restrict development along the corridor by increasing the level of scenic protection to a federal level (from Scenic Highway to Scenic Byway).
  Responsible Agencies: MPC, Knox County Commission, Knoxville City Council, State of Tennessee