>>1692095>Irrelevant. If most of the congestion isn't even on a route this would alleviate, then that's one less argument for it.
>Yes they doNo they don't, which is why nobody has even proposed connecting them all (2000+) via full interstate-grade highways. They wouldn't ever have the traffic to justify it, or the funds to maintain it. And if you did it everywhere, the induced business anywhere goes to zero. There's only so many truck stops needed.
> an interstate would benefit small cities along the wayMeridian, which is on the route, already has two interstate connections. Did nothing for its fortunes. Interstates aren't magic; there are better types of gibs out there.
>Every decrease in mph is worth x dollars to shippers.But there's no reason to believe this would cause much decrease, let alone enough to justify 4000+ lane-miles of new construction, and decades of maintenance thereafter. Inasmuch as new construction can alleviate congestion, this is not one of the better proposals.
>This thread is about I-14.This thread is OP wondering about highway shills.
