Re: U.S. Appeals Court Clears Way for 12-Lane Woodrow Wilson Bridge

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From: Dave Simpson
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:00

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  Klaatu wrote:

> Those already exist, in the form of the C&O Canal and towpath on
> the
> Maryland side [...]

  NO.  If you didn't grasp it, reread; I'm talking about rec trail
access as part of the bridge across the river, not what is provided
along the river.  "You're off by 90 degrees."

> Actually, "screw the homeowners"; they can be compensated
> financially. But
> remediation of the Muddy Branch after a cross-through might be
> damned near
> unworkable, and preventing the need for remediation while still
> crossing the
> site would be astoundingly expensive.

  There's no reason it should be so expensive.  All that's needed
is reasonable attention to drainage once the road is built.  It is
not required to somehow duplicate everything that was replaced.

> Oh, there's no question that the area desperately needs a very
> major crossing from roughly the Montgomery County Airpark to
> slightly past Dulles Airport.

  Thanks for the realism.

  Back from my first road trip (Sunday) since coming here -- 660 miles,

  Dave Simpson

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From: Dave Simpson <dave.l.simpsonNOdaSPAM@lmco.com.invalid>
Subject: Re: U.S. Appeals Court Clears Way for 12-Lane Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Date: 1999/12/19
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