Editing Interstate 3 (section)

==History==
[[File:Interstate 3 study proposed corridors.png|thumb|upright=1.7<!-- per image policy, map needs to be large enough to be somewhat legible -->|Map of the study area with the four corridors proposed by the Federal Highway Administration and three corridors suggested by members of the public during the study]]
In 2005, the [[Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users]] (SAFETEA-LU) was signed into law by then-President [[George W. Bush]]. The act included the proposed corridors for the planned [[Interstate 14|I-14]] (specifically as the 14th Amendment Highway), and I-3 (as the 3rd Infantry Division Highway). The legislation did not provide the official numbering nor did it provide funding for the highways.

The proposed numbering of the highway does not follow the pattern of the existing Interstate Highway grid but is noted to salute and honor the [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] of the [[US Army]], based at [[Fort Stewart]], near Savannah, Georgia.

According to the [[Georgia Department of Transportation]], the existing [[Savannah River Parkway]], which carries the unsigned designations State Route&nbsp;555 (SR&nbsp;555) and SR&nbsp;565, is open to traffic.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} It begins just northwest of Savannah at the intersection of [[Interstate 95 in Georgia|I-95]] and [[Georgia State Route 21|SR&nbsp;21]]/[[Georgia State Route 30|SR&nbsp;30]]. It travels northwesterly along SR&nbsp;21, paralleling the [[Savannah River]], to [[Millen, Georgia|Millen]], where it meets [[U.S. Route 25 in Georgia|US Route&nbsp;25]] (US&nbsp;25). From Millen, the roadway follows US&nbsp;25 to [[Interstate 520|I-520]] in Augusta. A western branch of the Savannah River Parkway travels from [[Interstate 16|I-16]] south of [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]] north and northwestward (following US&nbsp;25) to meet the main parkway roadway in Millen.

The proposal currently faces local opposition from groups concerned about the environmental impact of the Interstate Highway. No date for construction of the highway has been set. The federal government began a study of the proposed route in July 2010.<ref name="fedstudy">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100823/NEWS/308239974 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826075748/http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100823/NEWS/308239974 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 26, 2010 |title=Feds eyeing possible interstate through Tenn., Ga. |access-date=August 23, 2010 |publisher=The Daily Times |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 22, 2010 }}</ref> In early 2012, the [[Federal Highway Administration]] released a report to the [[US Congress]] noting the potential financial and environmental costs of the highway as well as the public opposition.<ref name=fhwa>{{cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/section_1927/3rd_infantry_highway/report_to_congress/report00.cfm|title=Third Infantry Division Highway Corridor Study: Report to Congress|publisher=Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, Federal Highway Administration|access-date=May 6, 2012}}</ref>