Who decided to do the DOT107 project?

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).  Input was gathered from the public by NCDOT.  This is a North Carolina state-owned highway and not a Town of Sylva or Jackson County project.  Discussions and various plans for making the traffic through town better have been ongoing for over 20 years. The Southern Loop, an attempt to bypass the busy part of N.C. 107, was one idea that met strong public opposition.