[snoringbear]

“I can sympathize with you about loosing property and having this huge corridor at your front door should it ever be built. But, on the other hand, I think you may agree that something must be done to add more highway capacity from the Mexican border northward. So, if not the TTC, then what would you suggest as an alternative?”

“I won't be losing property unless some Muslim posing as a Mexican truck driver detonates a nuke in Austin. I'm for not letting Mexican trucks drive on my taxpayer funded roads and not letting illegal aliens across the border. That's my alternative.”

Well, when you stated that “IH 35 (TTC) is about a mile from my front door” I assumed that you live in close proximity to the proposed corridor. Frankly, your response did not offer much in the way of an alternative. I agree that we (U.S.) must regain control of our borders and shut down illegals from entering. Also, I agree that Mexican truckers should be inspected and held to the same regulations as U.S. truckers. But, these issues and not one and the same as what to do about I-35 and creating more north/south capacity from the border northward. Want to try again? Come on, you can do it...

[TXnMA]

And you are...?

(Re: your tagline...)

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You don't even have a State flag on your non-existent FRProfile; why should we Texans who have fought the TTC in every conceivable legal way give your snores any credibility?.

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[Jedidah]

In reply to your question to another poster soliciting ideas for handling increasing south-north traffic across Texas, here’s what I think:

It’s crazy to keep funneling virtually all north-south traffic through Dallas-Fort Worth, thus causing congestion, increased pollution, and the capacity nightmare we face.

We need to disperse traffic, not condense it. There is no reason (other than to appease the DFW business lobby) to force everyone who wants to get from south Texas to Oklahoma to drive through the metroplex.

We need to widen existing routes, four-lane controlled acess highways criss-crossing the state. This approach would not only decrease congestion and clean up Dallas air, it would also bring business and prosperity to smaller cities in other parts of the state.

It would be good for all of us.

From Houston to Paris, tying into the Indian Nation Turnpike at Hugo, OK.

Del Rio to Midland to Lubbock to Amarillo and north.

Laredo and Corpus to San Antonio to Stephenville to Wichita Falls and tie into I-44 at the Oklahoma border.

Or Laredo to Junction to Abilene and northward.

Look at a Texas map. It’s obvious what needs to be done. But common sense hasn’t had a hand in recent transportation planning in Texas. It’s all about money, not the common good.

Hope I’ve given you some realistic suggestions. I wish someone with influence would listen.