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Exotic Species Will Not Be Used for US 119 Re-planting
When a 7.2-mile long project to widen and straighten US 119 on Pine Mountain is complete, the state will not plant non-native plant species along the road. The road is near a state nature preserve, so the state plans to take steps to preserve the mountain ecosystem.
More information: Associated Press: Highway area to be safe from exotic plants (Feb. 7, 2003) ![[Outside Link]](../images/kentuckyroads/outside-link2.gif){kind=small}