Fri
Jun 25 2010
06:57 am
By: R. Neal
The KNS quotes an anonymous TDOT source as saying the Orange Route will not be built because it "would not meet the stated purpose and need." TDOT has previously announced there would be an announcement about the project today.
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Congrats to CABOL and to TDOT
Congrats to CABOL and to TDOT for making the sensible decision.
And does any of this sound familiar?
Sounds an awful lot like the Midway Industrial Park fiasco to me.
Too expensive, bad for air quality, a boondoggle for business, plagued by bad geology...all of these are among the many arguments for not proceeding with Midway.
And consider how much was spent on this project already:
This is less than has been spent on Midway, but its still a huge chunk of change.
And here's to hoping TDOT will also nix the "Green Route".
Hmmm
Wonder why TDOT didn't punt to the new governor? Scared that Haslam might spend road money someplace besides Nashville?
Nicely is also expected to
Nicely is also expected to announce that plans for a new bridge over Ft. Loudoun dam (actually just downstream) will proceed.
You are correct. Here's a
You are correct. Here's a WATE report...
(link...)
So much for all the new gas
So much for all the new gas station jobs.
Vehicle miles traveled is on
Vehicle miles traveled is on a downward trend. We don't need any more roads.
Hope they're not saving up
Hope they're not saving up for the Pellissippi Parkway extension and the Alcoa Highway bypass.
Could they be saving to
Could they be saving to provide supplemental funds for fed dollars for anticipated rail projects?
Ha! Wouldn't that be
Ha! Wouldn't that be wonderful. They could add the money from the Pellissippi Parkway extension and the Alcoa Highway bypass projects and do it up right.
Hardly. But I am sensing a
Hardly. But I am sensing a sea change away from the dominance of Big Road over public policy.
What was that about Pilots
What was that about Pilots and bridges again?
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