* Connecticut - The state argues that the widening is just one part of the plan
-- It's known as the fundamental law of road congestion, and it boils down to this — you can't build your way out of traffic jams.
Building more lanes on a highway leads, somewhat counterintuitively, to more traffic, as people who might otherwise avoid the road are instead attracted by the added capacity. The result is highways at four lanes quickly becoming just as clogged as they ever were with three... State transportation officials are well aware of this phenomenon, and don't question its premise. Still, they have plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to widen Interstates 95 and 84, which, combined with other facets of a 30-year plan, they say will finally help tame the Connecticut traffic beast... In addition, there's no way to control highway use without introducing tolls, with different prices at various times to discourage peak-time driving...
(Photo: AP/The Connecticut Post, by Hugh Bailey - "You do get some relief just by widening. And you get some just by congestion pricing. The two in combination, we've seen in our studies can make a big impact," said Maziarz of the DOT) -- Bridgeport, CONN, USA - The Trucker - 26 Oct 2015Labels: infrastructures' plan
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