NATCHEZ, Miss. – Legislation still in its early stages proposes two new Interstates through the Black Belt region – including a route from Augusta, Ga., to Natchez, Miss.

U.S. Rep. Max Burns, R-Ga., along with a bipartisan group of lawmakers that includes Chip Pickering, R-Miss., has introduced a bill to begin steps for development of Interstates 3 and 14.