Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Section 2 of the Mid-States Corridor Project: Tier 2 National Environmental Policy Act

Virginia LaGrange, a long-time resident of Dubois County, opposes the Mid-States Corridor project. She argues that the corridor would bypass local businesses, hurting the local economy, and would increase truck traffic beyond what the existing roads can handle. She suggests that funds should instead be used to improve current county roads.

The commenters, including Erin McCaig, Candice, and Shawn Michelle Sims, express strong opposition to the Mid-States Corridor project, arguing that it threatens homes, heritage farms, and the community way of life in Southern Indiana. Additionally, owners of Betico Creek Farms request specific engineering protections, environmental safeguards, and a commercial-based property valuation if the project proceeds.

Betico Creek Farms LLC, an agricultural enterprise, supports the project but requests specific technical requirements and rigorous modeling in the Tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement. They argue that the EIS must specifically address heavy-haul machinery turning radii, bridge load capacities, hydrological impacts on their private lake, and the prevention of land fragmentation to protect their farming operations.

Steve Krampe, a private citizen from Ferdinand, Indiana, opposes the Mid-States Corridor project, arguing that it is a fiscally irresponsible "vanity project" that would devastate local communities and Amish lands. He advocates for redirecting the proposed federal funding toward repairing and maintaining existing highway infrastructure instead of constructing a new corridor.

The Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter opposes the Mid-States Corridor project, arguing that the long-term environmental costs—including significant impacts on forests, wetlands, and 88 species of concern—outweigh any short-term economic benefits. They request that the Tier 2 EIS specifically address wildlife habitat loss, vehicle collisions, and the impact on local geological sites and community enjoyment.