You know, Phoenix is going to expand I-10 to 22 lanes; we - as the transportation leaders of the nation - need to outdo them and get I-5 up to 24 lanes from the Rose Garden all the way to Vancouver! That would be so great! Just think of all the black people we could kick out of NoPo... and perhaps we could put in some nice freeway exits to drop people right down onto the trendy Alberta st and Mississippi Ave! Wow... /end sarcasm
I'm sure that something akin to earthquake-proofing the existing I-5 bridge (which is otherwise completely structurally sound), adding a new non-freeway bridge from Hayden Island to Vancouver with bicycle and MAX, and a new triple-tracked railbridge that actually lines up with the existing I-5 bridge's lift span is just TOO crazy of an idea. Good thing they aren't, you know, considering it as an alternative.
Last edited by zilfondel; Feb 27, 2007 at 6:20 AM.
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