[TXnMA]

"Again, all the designers TAXPAYERS have to do to solve the problem is to pay for the amount of right of way that's really needed."

Think so? Just ask all the folks whose homes are bulldozed to create your "sound buffer"...

[muawiyah]

When you have the house nearest to the highway there are NO houses that get bulldozed for the soundbuffer. If they do, they should get just compensation ~ and the guy who finds himself surrounded by overwhelming noise and exhaust pollution should also get just compensation.

Road right of ways should not be stolen through failure to purchase sufficient property to accommodate the way the road will be operated.