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The Super Superhighway

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-got-a-huge-convoy dept.

valdean writes "The state of Texas is seeking to build a 4,000-mile megahighway network between Oklahoma and Mexico, called the Trans-Texas Corridor. The highway will be up to a quarter-mile across, and include separate lanes for passenger vehicles, large trucks, freight railways, high-speed commuter railways, and infrastructure for utilities including water lines, oil and gas pipelines, electricity, and broadband. In a recent press release, the governor of Texas said it will 'forever change the way we build roads.' So much for scenic drives."

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  1. Great way to spend money by drakethegreat · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Doesn't it make you prowd to be an American when we spend millions or even billions on projects like this that really don't matter too much in the long run when we could be spending money on research that matters. Well we won't have fusion but we will have a really long highway that can carry oil and other fossil fuels. Then again I guess this is what you would expect from a wasteful state such as Texas.

  2. Re:Some more details... by nysus · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yeah, well, do a google search on them:

    http://www.publicpurpose.com/ut-pblie.htm

    Fucking high-priced conmen. This is PR and they are being paid handsomely by the State of Texas, I'm sure.

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