Well, regardless of what she meant, that's not what she said. And I believe what she said was meant to deceive.
Presently, there is not enough money in the highway fund to build or maintain the roads Texas needs. Plans for many of Texas future highways have been on the drawing boards for over 10 years, unfunded.
I-35 is already a horror to drive in many places as are I-10, 410 and 1604 in San Antonio (of which I'm most familiar). Used to be I could time my driving to avoid the crush but now it only lets up at night. Many "loops" are obsolute by the time they get funded and built. Whether it's a "corridor" which BTW would carry not only cars but power (gas and electric) lines and information (cables) or "toll roads", something will have to give.
Maybe if the feds and the state politicians would keep their hands out of the gasoline tax till we wouldn't be in this fix. Sorta like that Social Security "lock box" the fed broke into. But alas, they didn't.
Seems not many people here are willing to give Perry the benefit of the doubt when it come to the failed TTC. They won't concede that he understands the highway problem and the critical problem it will become in the future. They accuse him of taking bribes. Show me some evidence please.
Progress is painful.
Well, regardless of what she meant, that’s not what she said. And I believe what she said was meant to deceive.
One thing that was never really stressed in the TTC concept was this was a long term plan spanning 50 years and did encompass more than just the north/south initial phases that got all the press. I think it also included some sections that were rail or secondary roads in the 4000 miles.
Here is a study that discusses the project in it’s entirety and at the bottom is a map showing all the proposed routes.
http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/public_html/TRB05RUBMRIOTTC.pdf
I agree with you entirely on the need for roadway upgrades/expansion in Texas. Texas is behind the curve on new roadways, money isn’t there and things are only get worse before they ever get any better.
Maybe you should send a few million illegals home, then your highway congestion might clear up.