Has anyone seen this on Yahoo?

[texas1928]

They have not covered this here in Lubbock.

AUSTIN, Texas - In what sounds like another tall tale told by a Texan, the Lone Star State has embarked on an audacious project to build superhighways so big, so complex, that they will make ordinary interstates look like cowpaths.



The Trans-Texas Corridor project, as envisioned by Republican Gov. Rick Perry in 2002, would be a 4,000-mile transportation network costing an awesome $175 billion over 50 years, financed mostly if not entirely with private money. The builders would then charge motorists tolls.


But these would not be mere highways. Proving anew that everything's big in Texas, they would be megahighways — corridors up to a quarter-mile across, consisting of as many as six lanes for cars and four for trucks, plus railroad tracks, oil and gas pipelines, water and other utility lines, even broadband transmission cables.


Supporters say the corridors are needed to handle the expected NAFTA-driven boom in the flow of goods to and from Mexico and to enable freight haulers to bypass heavily populated urban centers on straight-shot highways that cut across the countryside.



more click link.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041229/ap_on_re_us/texas_superhighways

[Caoimhe]

1. Yes I just read that

And I am gonna assume that us BLUE STATERS will be ultimately footing the bill. Texas should take a step back.. and worry about pollution and dumpster babies and psycho fundamentalists that drown their children in bathtubs.

[Liberty Belle]

3. Good grief. I've driven the length and breadth of Texas...

and never saw a traffic problem. This is the dumbest expense of tax dollars I've ever seen.

[ROC]

19. Never saw a traffic jam?

Too bad you wern't with me on IH-35 at Desoto last Wednesday evening whne the traffic was halted and reduced to one lane.

[Florida_Geek]

2. Here :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1107603

[musette_sf]

4. Yep, I saw it

I think Buzzflash linked to it. Geez, why doesn't Gubner Goodhair just pave the whole goddamned state over?

And as a former Texas resident, may I say that those trucks coming over from Mexico are not exactly up to US safety and emissions standards (such as they are).

That's right, pave it all over and then let the Danger Trucks rule the road. There ought to be some hellacious accidents started by an out of control Danger Truck from Nuevo Laredo, hitting other trucks and the train on the railroad track, and rupturing the pipelines. Can't wait!!

[texas1928]

6. So true.

and it would kill the beauty of the Hill Country.

[musette_sf]

7. aw, hell, the Hill Country is

all full of LIEberals ennyway, a lil ole petro-roast might get 'em to Come To Jesus.

(spits into cup)

Gimme one more Shiner, darlin', I got to leave inna minute to pick up the rug rats from their meemaw's house.

:silly:

Brought to you live from Big Dub's Ice House!

[Must_B_Free]

5. it is a Super Failure in Orange County

there is a toll road there and noone every takes it.

[camby]

8. Yeeeeeeee-haw!!!! eom

[poe]

9. texas

the width of the mega-highway is necessary to accomodate the new TEXUV which will be two stories high, twice the width of the hummer and get mileage equivalent to the abrams tank, which is four miles to the gallon. that is not a misprint. the TEXUV will also carry its own oil rig in tow with mini refinery optional.

[gmoses]

10. a perpetual driving machine?

for an eternal highway? why not throw in the pave-as-you-go front-end?

[sonias]

13. Welcome to DU GMoses

By any chance are you that independent media writer?

:hi:

Sonia

[Lisa0825]

12. Welcome to DU!

:hi: :hi:
I can't tell if that's a joke or not, knowing how insane this world is, especially this state!LOL

[gmoses]

17. thanx both, and yes

the snipe about the self-paving grill is a joke (of Texas proportions) and i'm the indy writer. happy new year.

[Fleshdancer]

11. I read about this in TIME mag a few weeks ago

They're already breaking land Northeast of the Austin area for this crap. It will initially parallel IH-35. It's supposedly Perry's "big thing" that he wants to be remembered for. Meanwhile, landowners and the environment are getting royally screwed.

[atxryan]

14. Voters do not want this

The worst part of this story is that voters, in opinion polls, have overwhelmingly rejected this toll-road project. Alex Jones touched on this issue at the 51 Capital March rally on 12/12. It doesn't matter any more what the PEOPLE want, we're getting it anyway.

[sonias]

15. I agree that voters do not want this

But when has that ever stopped the repuke controlled legislature from doing it. Opinion polls and voter comments on redistricting were overwhelmingly opposed to it, but we got it anyway. The current make up of the Lege serves only one master - corporate business interests. As long as developers want it and they contribute money to the repukes it's "bidness" as usual.

Sonia

[Not_Giving_Up]

16. I've seen this before

I have the link for the group going against this bookmarked at home, but I'm at work...I'll post it tonight.

[queeg]

18. Its a good idea

The theory being that reduction in long haul trafic from the 35 corridor, and the use of high speed truck only lanes on the TTC will save a huge amount of fuel even with todays vehicles. In the future the ability of the highway to act as a type of "auto-pilot" will save even more fuel.

The TTC will also hugely reduce congestion on current roads, and will cause a fuel savings there. The ability for I-35 to get back to its designed trafic load will reduce polution in urban areas.


Remember please that democrats should think first before just saying that anything a republican does is "bad" or else we would have no EPA or OSHA. There are many good ideas that involve building something.


:tinfoilhat: