Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Oregon Highways Falling Apart
Oregon bridges and highways are crumbling, which is costing people hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars as freight traffic must often take long detours to avoid bridges that are no longer capable of bearing heavy loads.
So what is the solution? Build more light rail, of course.
So what is the solution? Build more light rail, of course.
Comments:
I was interested in the last paragraph claiming Oregon has unplanned growth and is becoming just like Los Angeles. That's odd sense we are told in Oregon all the time that planning and light rail will keep us from becoming like LA.
Craig Flynn
(below cut from the artical)
Unplanned growth
In Washington, parts of the highway are two lanes in each direction. Its buttonhook exits and short on- and offramps are relics of the late 1950s. Seattle-area traffic now exceeds some of the busiest stretches in Los Angeles.
“It is unbelievable right now. They did not plan to become this kind of metropolis,” said Lisa Nelson of Portland, who commutes 180 miles once per week to work in Seattle. The drive can take five hours or more.
“Having driven in Los Angeles and having driven in Seattle, there is not a whole lot of difference,” Nelson said. “You can take an hour to go 10 miles on the 5, and there is really no other way to go.”
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Craig Flynn
(below cut from the artical)
Unplanned growth
In Washington, parts of the highway are two lanes in each direction. Its buttonhook exits and short on- and offramps are relics of the late 1950s. Seattle-area traffic now exceeds some of the busiest stretches in Los Angeles.
“It is unbelievable right now. They did not plan to become this kind of metropolis,” said Lisa Nelson of Portland, who commutes 180 miles once per week to work in Seattle. The drive can take five hours or more.
“Having driven in Los Angeles and having driven in Seattle, there is not a whole lot of difference,” Nelson said. “You can take an hour to go 10 miles on the 5, and there is really no other way to go.”
