Temple citizens asked for opinons on superhighway
March 1, 2005
A public meeting was held Tuesday night in Temple for the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor.
Citizens were asked to give their input on where they think the superhighway should be built.
The proposed 182-billion-dollar system of roads is expected to alleviate congestion on I-35. The biggest concern for residents is just where it will be built.
Some models have the highway running near temple..while other plans have it five-to-ten miles away from the city.
Gabby Garcia with TxDOT says, "Tonight's all about public input, it's all about getting their comments, learning and listening from what they have to say, what their issue are, what their concerns are, taking all that back into the analysis, environmental analysis and determining that later on, probably sometime next fall where this actually could go."
TxDOT will hold many more public meetings to guage the public's interest on the future of Texas roads and where they should be built.