Even at your figures, 1000 sq miles== 640,000 acres. This is NOT a small amount of space, and it is a direct affront to the people who live near the present highways.
Who is going to pay to relocate all these people?????
Another example of Public Domain abuse, the Corporations profit, while landowners are left out to dry!
I hate globalism too, not just that but the push against US Sovereignty sickens me! The people that aprove this should be ashamed!