• jabathekek
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    4 months ago

    Why the hell are they widening it? Wait, I bet I know: they want less traffic! I bet they think more lanes = less cars as if the population will always remain constant. If they want less traffic, they should build infrastructure for other modes of transport; but I guess everyone reading this already knows this. Funny that the people making these decisions don’t…

    https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-6/district-6-projects/06-0h220

    The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion by increasing capacity, improving connectivity of the highway system, and preserving acceptable facility operation.

    Yep… imbeciles.

    Construction Cost: $126,860,000

    How much does yearly maintenance of a train track cost?

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      99 is quickly becoming a majorly trafficked freeway as the Central Valley is rapidly growing due to cheap land, well paying jobs and… a new high speed rail being built right alongside 99. It’s literally all the news about California’s “massive waste of money” high speed rail. I’m planning on high speed rail growing the valleys commerce and output due to ease of travel. However 99 is insanely small and has tons of rough patches and cracked roads due to decades of neglect.

      126 million is small potatoes in this state. Especially when it’s likely that state, federal, and cities/counties are also kicking in money for this operation. Madera, Merced, Fresno, that whole stretch is growing like crazy right now.