Crazy Texas to build 4000 miles of toll roads !!!

But hey - it will only cost $185 billion. No question this love affair
with cars is the sickest thing in history.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ersizehighways

Mon Mar 7, 7:52 AM ET Politics - USATODAY.com

By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY

Texans are known for doing things in a big way. But the state is
planning a futuristic highway system that's gargantuan even by Texas
standards: 4,000 miles of expressways, mostly toll lanes.

The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry cars,
trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas, electricity
and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years at a
cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money.


The network eventually would crisscross the state, diverting
long-distance traffic onto superhighways designed to skirt crowded
urban centers. Trucks and trains carrying hazardous materials also
would use the highways.


The state's goal: relieve some of the nation's worst traffic
congestion, fed by Texas' booming population and the exchange of goods
with Mexico that has been accelerated since 1994 by the North American
Free Trade Agreement.

(snip)

Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:
> But hey - it will only cost $185 billion. No question this love
affair
> with cars is the sickest thing in history.
>
>
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ersizehighways
>
> Mon Mar 7, 7:52 AM ET Politics - USATODAY.com
>
> By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY
>
> Texans are known for doing things in a big way. But the state is
> planning a futuristic highway system that's gargantuan even by Texas
> standards: 4,000 miles of expressways, mostly toll lanes.

Everything is bigger in Texas - especially their idiots. But it's a
bargain compared to Iraq.

>
> The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry
cars,
> trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas, electricity
> and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years at
a
> cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money.
>
>
> The network eventually would crisscross the state, diverting
> long-distance traffic onto superhighways designed to skirt crowded
> urban centers. Trucks and trains carrying hazardous materials also
> would use the highways.
>
>
> The state's goal: relieve some of the nation's worst traffic
> congestion, fed by Texas' booming population and the exchange of
goods
> with Mexico that has been accelerated since 1994 by the North
American
> Free Trade Agreement.
>
> (snip)

"Furious George" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:
>> But hey - it will only cost $185 billion. No question this love
> affair
>> with cars is the sickest thing in history.
>>
>>
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ersizehighways
>>
>> Mon Mar 7, 7:52 AM ET Politics - USATODAY.com
>>
>> By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY
>>
>> Texans are known for doing things in a big way. But the state is
>> planning a futuristic highway system that's gargantuan even by Texas
>> standards: 4,000 miles of expressways, mostly toll lanes.
>
> Everything is bigger in Texas - especially their idiots. But it's a
> bargain compared to Iraq.

Also, the possibility of a "return" is a bit more realistic.

> The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry
cars,
> trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas, electricity
> and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years at
a
> cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money.

If it were only 100% private money, then it'd be perfect. Don't want
to drive on it, don't have to pay for it.

Larry Bud wrote:
> > The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry
> cars,
> > trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas,
electricity
> > and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years
at
> a
> > cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money.
>
> If it were only 100% private money, then it'd be perfect. Don't want
> to drive on it, don't have to pay for it.

No it wouldn't be perfect. Lots of people are going to lose their homes
because of this insanity. And it just encourages more driving which
means more wars to steal the needed oil. We need to cut back on
vehicle useage.

Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:
> Larry Bud wrote:
> > > The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry
> > cars,
> > > trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas,
> electricity
> > > and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years
> at
> > a
> > > cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money.
> >
> > If it were only 100% private money, then it'd be perfect. Don't
want
> > to drive on it, don't have to pay for it.
>
> No it wouldn't be perfect. Lots of people are going to lose their
homes
> because of this insanity. And it just encourages more driving which
> means more wars to steal the needed oil. We need to cut back on
> vehicle useage.

Maybe you should just stick to riding in black helicopters.

Considering some of it's for public utilities and rail lines to be
aligned with them, it makes sense some public money should be involved.

Dave

On 9 Mar 2005 10:23:46 -0800, "Dave" > wrote:

>Considering some of it's for public utilities and rail lines to be
>aligned with them, it makes sense some public money should be involved.
>

Since "public" utilities and rail lines are not owned by the state, it
doesn't make sense.

>Dave

Unfortunately, the private funds will come with "non-compete" clauses
-- that means that other alternative routes will either be dropped from
production or reduced in maintenance. You are wrong to believe that
you won't pay to ride the road. You will because it will eventually
become the only means to go from A to B.

As the good people of California.

"robertlangdirect" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Unfortunately, the private funds will come with "non-compete" clauses
> -- that means that other alternative routes will either be dropped from
> production or reduced in maintenance. You are wrong to believe that
> you won't pay to ride the road. You will because it will eventually
> become the only means to go from A to B.
>
> As the good people of California.
>

And, as soon as it passes in Texas, it will be extended all the way to
Canada. And, if you have a 200 acre farm that gets split down the middle by
this monstrosity, you will have to drive as much as 100 miles to find a
crossover so you can go see the other side of your farm. Neat, huh?


--
You don't like oil,
ride a horse to work.

WesTex Ruffnek