It would be interesting to see if there is some kind of historical documentation that might be used in his favor.
Out in western Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Turnpike has a special area along the shoulder of the highway where people can park their cars and use a pedestrian overpass to get to a Catholic church up on a hill overlooking the highway.
This has to rank up there as one of the most unusual features of the U.S. Interstate Highway System.
You’re right, that is unusual, and interesting.
I don’t have a problem with it. The public highways are there for transportation purposes. The feature you describe aids transportation, because people don’t have to drive to the next exit, get off the Turnpike, and double back to their destination. That the people benefited are going to church, as opposed to some secular destination, makes no difference. The government should treat religion and non-religion equally.
I don’t see how historical documentation could help the creche guy. Just because something improper has been going on for a long time doesn’t mean it should continue. Ronald Reagan changed a lot of things that had been going on for a long time.