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Nixing Road Work Along The Sensitive Smith

Graham Hughes/Wild California

The Redwood Highway through California's Smith River canyon provides jaw-dropping scenic views.

And it's a bit of a bear to drive. 

So the state of California made plans to widen some of the tightest sections of the highway. 

Cue the controversy: those sections are tight because of the steepness of the canyon walls.  The and other groups objected to the widening project as harmful to the river, and a judge agreed. 

The work is postponed, at least until another court hearing in November. 

We hear an update from the plaintiffs.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.