Highway Expansion
Basics
Highway Boondoggles: I-285 and SR 400 Interchange Rebuilding in Atlanta, Georgia
A single interchange project in Atlanta will cost almost as much as the state of Georgia's annual transportation budget.
July 9, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: Pennsylvania Turnpike Expansion
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is hemorrhaging money. The state's transit riders could end up footing the bill for its expansion.
July 6, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: Interstate 35 Expansion in Austin
Magical thinking about congestion makes this one of the top highway boondoggles in the country.
July 5, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: I-49 Inner City Connection in Shreveport, Louisiana
Like the city-shredding monstrosities of the 20th Century, Shreveport's highway plan would slice through a black neighborhood.
July 3, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: I-94 Expansion in Wisconsin
The highway widening will cost up to $1.9 billion. It is part of an insanely generous package of giveaways to lure electronics manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin.
June 29, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: US 101 Expansion in San Mateo, California
Caltrans has widened U.S. 101 seven times since 1996 and hasn't cured congestion. But it's not going to try a new approach.
June 28, 2018
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
Asheville has a plan to salvage part of its city from a highway. But North Carolina DOT wants to rush forward with a highway rebuild without committing to that plan.
June 28, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: LBJ East Expansion in Dallas, Texas
16 lanes. A $1.6 billion price tag. More traffic. Less transit. Yep, it's a boondoggle.
June 27, 2018
Larry Hogan’s Highway Building Binge Threatens to Force Hundreds of People From Their Homes
Uprooting economically vulnerable people to make room for roads isn't a relic of the 1960s -- it's alive and well in Maryland in 2018.
June 22, 2018
Miami’s Mindless Highway Addiction Gets the Mockery It Deserves
A 15-mile highway extension would bring sprawl to the edge of the Everglades and drain resources that could be used for transit.
June 18, 2018
