Sky Rose 🏳️⚧️ (they/them)Traffic engineer predicts traffic volumes will increase, surprise surprise. They say it'll be a disaster if, after many years of being 3 lanes wide, the pike isn't widened to 4 lanes.
How many millions of dollars could we save on this project (which isn't fully funded yet) if we didn't have to build quite so much space for cars?
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation/getting-the-i-90-allston-puzzle-pieces-to-fit/
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Getting the I-90 Allston puzzle pieces to fit
The project envisions eight lanes of Turnpike, four lanes of Soldiers Field Road, four rail tracks, and a pedestrian and bike path – all at grade level. It’s a tight fit, particularly in the so-called throat area between Boston University and the Charles River.
Garrett Wollman
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