I live in Doc Hastings District and I can tell you that these earmarks are for a 75 year old underpass that the railroad goes over top. It is only 2 lanes and connects the West side of the city to the East side. I can't see that fixing this mess will help his brothers paper company anymore than it will help the whole community. Also there is a cross street just as you come out from under that underpass so people crossing or coming out are very much in danger of getting hit.
They are planning on an OVERPASS just north of this but they still don't have all the property needed.
Doc Hastings is a very good representative.
As teenagers everyone loved going through this and honking their horns.
That reminds me of a double underpass in my home town. It
dated to the 40s. Every time there was a heavy rain, several
times each summer, it would flood. Lots of folks lost their
cars under those bridges.