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Re: [Not RR] Bakersfield freeway project
Author: Apologies to Bob No. 2
Date: 06-05-2017 - 21:57
synonymouse Wrote:
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"What evil lurks in the hearts of men."
>:-D
Well, I think I found my own answer about why they didn't want to build a bypass around the city. According to an old Environmental Impact Report, traffic studies showed that 80-90% of peak hour traffic in Bakersfield is local. Therefore it made sense to build the new freeway through town to best serve that local traffic. A beltway idea (like I proposed) was looked at by engineers, but they estimated it would be less effective in solving traffic problems.
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"What evil lurks in the hearts of men."
>:-D
Well, I think I found my own answer about why they didn't want to build a bypass around the city. According to an old Environmental Impact Report, traffic studies showed that 80-90% of peak hour traffic in Bakersfield is local. Therefore it made sense to build the new freeway through town to best serve that local traffic. A beltway idea (like I proposed) was looked at by engineers, but they estimated it would be less effective in solving traffic problems.
