[Jedidah]

Madness. Absolute madness.

If we need more ways to push trucks through the state for NAFTA, why on earth are they planning to concentrate the new traffic along the already-crowded routes? Adding capacity to the I-35 corridor is a horrible idea, both environmentally (cough, cough) and traffic-wise.

Look at the dying towns in West Texas that would love to have the economic boon new roads might bring -- and then look at the plans to make the mega tollroad closed to the communities it bypasses.

None of this makes sense, except apparently to those into whose hands the cash will flow . . .

[zeugma]

Look at the dying towns in West Texas that would love to have the economic boon new roads might bring -- and then look at the plans to make the mega tollroad closed to the communities it bypasses.

Yup. It's going to be a huge boondoggle that will completely bypass and further isolate all the small towns along its route. They plan to have concessions just like they do on some Yankee tollroads I've been on, where those with pull can get in, but those without cannot. Of course, all concessions will be paid to the foreign company Perry has contracted to build out his retirement plan.

[TXnMA]

Look at the dying towns in West Texas that would love to have the economic boon new roads might bring -- and then look at the plans to make the mega tollroad closed to the communities it bypasses.

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BULLSEYE!!!

there would be no access roads to feed urban sprawl.

And no access to rural towns to feed economic opportunity.

The TTC will make rural Texas, "Flyover Drive-past Country". And rural Texas will be the victim of the biggest land-grab since T.J. Rusk and his cronies. But the city-folks and NAFTA-lovers (who won't have to sacrifice for it) waaaannnt it...

Texas is facing a rural vs urban civil war!