Posted on 11/22/2017 1:09:40 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Columbus Ohio?
Columbus, Georgia. It sits at the intersection of U.S. 80 and I-185.
"What a great idea, junior! How do you propose to pay for all of that?"
"We'll raise taxes on the rich, of course..."
Columbus/Muscogee country pushed our “region” into one of the special transportation tax increases for Georgia. Even the liberal Atlanta region rejected this but Columbus pushed it through which includes my rural country north of it. What do we get for the increased 1% gas tax? Pretty much nothing. What does Columbus get? Improved transportation? No. They get an improved riverwalk, they get more city buses and routes where they can take the average 203 riders per bus now and I guess get it down to 1-2 riders per bus/route. Columbus is a liberal cesspool that does what liberal cities do. They raise taxes and spend like drunken sailors over and over and then wonder why that never really solves the issues.
There needs to be an Interstate all the way from Columbus to Macon to Augusta IMHO.
This isn’t what Georgia needs. I-10 and I-20 already cover the east-west traffic adequately. What Georgia needs is a freeway from I-75 going southwest to I-10 so Interstate traffic doesn’t have to go all the way east to Jacksonville. Look at the map.
This Interstate has had Congressional support for the past 15 years or so:
https://www.interstate-guide.com/i-014.html
Starting where? Interstate 16 already does what you propose, I believe.
I-16 doesn’t go to I-10. It goes east to I-95. There needs to be a freeway from I-75 to I-10 for west bound traffic. Macon would be a good starting point. Macon to Tallahassee perhaps.
We have that freeway. It’s called I-85.
Frank, your ideas from middle school are okay. But, watch out. Somebody is grooming you for something.
This 19 y/o should save this story for his scrapbook. When he’s 70 y/o, and still doesn’t have his interstate, he can reminisce.
I take it the kid got his inspiration from Atlanta.
Meridian, Texas???
That’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Between Clifton and Iredall, Morgan and Cranfills Gap. Nearest interstate is about 28 miles away.
There is one. I85 to I65 takes you from I75 in Atlanta to I10 at Mobile.
What Georgia needs are bypasses from I85 to I75 well east and west of Atlanta to take the north-south traffic out of Atlanta.
Since all 3 locations are in Georgia, the state could build a road by itself that would not require federal approvals, regulations, etc. Of course, that would mean that the state must provide the funding.
By the time it’s built we’ll all be flying.
Our “city” just elected a freaking 20 year old student from the local “designer hippie” college to City Council. She had wicked amounts of advertising dollars.
Can’t wait for the genius to start pontificating about how we old morons are supposed to live.
“”Columbus Ohio?””
That was my first thought...There are people in this country who do not know their geography and that there really are multiple cities with the same name in different states.. It would help if people would add the state to the title... Until I saw “military”, I assumed it was Columbus, OH!
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