We asked Alcoa, Inc. about the project. Here is their reply:

In response to a recent inquiry, Christy R. Newman, Community Relations Manager at Alcoa Inc., Tennessee Operations said: "Currently Alcoa Inc. has not agreed to sell any property to the City of Alcoa or the State of Tennessee for the proposed Parkway project.

Secondly, while we are sensitive to the safety concerns surrounding Alcoa Highway in its current state, we are not in full support of the proposed route of the Bypass project as presented at the most recent public meeting. The proposed roadway plan hasn't been altered since public hearings were held in 2004. However, much about the physical and economic landscape of the area has changed. We believe that these changes mandate alterations to the plan."