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Originally Posted by CodyY
Oh, another thing. Did anyone else catch the article in the Press that was about making Huetter road the new Cd'A US95 bypass? It'd relieve traffic on teh current us95 and SR41. I think that it is a horrible idea. I think that the effort needs to be concentrated on making US95 a freeway through Cd'A/Hayden...not move the road west. Most of the traffic on 95 is Cd'A related. I think that the KMPO is just trying to combine any sr41 and US95 improvements into one road, which, I think is a bad idea.
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Yes, I saw the article. The bypass has actually been in the planning stages for many years (since 1998). It will still be a little while before it is built, though. I like the idea. As to your feelings that they are just trying to put off improvements to Hwy 41 & 95, don't worry about it. There has been talk about widening and improving each highway (even with the bypass being built). The idea of the bypass is to have motorists passing through the area not have to deal with local traffic. That is why after studying the possibility of making US 95 a limited access freeway, KMPO and ITD are choosing to build a limited access freeway away from currently developed areas. We will still see a busy US 95and SR 41 with all the local traffic, but in the future 95 will be widened to 6 lanes and 41 to 4 lanes.
Here's a picture of the proposed bypass for those not familiar with the areas:
The blue lines are where proposed interchange ramps would be located (I-90, Poleline Avenue, Prairie Avenue, Hayden Avenue, Wyoming Avenue, Lancaster Avenue, Hwy. 95/Hwy. 53)
