New Freeway to link Palmdale & Victorville (Riverside, Orange: salaries, military)

[18Montclair]

About time.

http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/ka...68_448x252.jpg

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KABC) -- Public hearings are set to get under way on a proposed 63-mile freeway connecting Palmdale and Victorville.

The proposed High Desert Corridor freeway would link the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway to Interstate 15 at Victorville.

The corridor would replace long stretches of routes 18 and 138. The two-lane roads have high fatality rates...

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=8065625

[Twinkle Toes]

About time! So many people have died needlessly on Hwy. 138, including my own brother.

[BlackShoe]

The very first thought that came into my mind was who is going to pay for this? The state is dead broke and deeply in debt, as is almost every city and county. Where does the money come from to build what would be a very expensive project?

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by BlackShoe

The very first thought that came into my mind was who is going to pay for this? The state is dead broke and deeply in debt, as is almost every city and county. Where does the money come from to build what would be a very expensive project?

There would be plenty of money if we closed up our borders, brought all of our military home, and stopped paying to rebuild everybody elses countries and stopped providing welfare and medi-cal to anyone who isn't a US citizen. We spend a lot on foreign aid for other countries while our own country/people are sinking fast. Does anybody else ever give the US any kind of aid? We need to take care of our own problems and our own people before we do anything for anybody else.

We could also cut most of government. How many government employees do we really need? Do they all need to make exhorbitant salaries? How many useless multi-million (or billion) dollar studies do we need? Our priorities are all screwed up. Not just this state, but the whole damn country.

[Ulysses61]

Twinkle Toes, great post. You said it all. Thank you!

[MIKEETC]

Originally Posted by BlackShoe

The very first thought that came into my mind was who is going to pay for this? The state is dead broke and deeply in debt, as is almost every city and county. Where does the money come from to build what would be a very expensive project?

Perhaps pay for it with tolls?

[if Orange County can do it, why not LA/SB counties?]

[tijlover]

I'm sure those that don't own cars, are dependent on mass transit, are celebrating as well: It's about time!

[EscapeCalifornia]

Why not just upgrade the existing roads to make them safer?

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes

There would be plenty of money if we closed up our borders, brought all of our military home, and stopped paying to rebuild everybody elses countries and stopped providing welfare and medi-cal to anyone who isn't a US citizen. We spend a lot on foreign aid for other countries while our own country/people are sinking fast. Does anybody else ever give the US any kind of aid? We need to take care of our own problems and our own people before we do anything for anybody else.

We could also cut most of government. How many government employees do we really need? Do they all need to make exhorbitant salaries? How many useless multi-million (or billion) dollar studies do we need? Our priorities are all screwed up. Not just this state, but the whole damn country.

Somalia fits your criteria, no foreign aid, not many government employees, and those that are there don't make much money, they aren't helping to build anyone else's country. Pure capitalist and no socialism.

[David Aguilar]

This will come in handy for all those people traveling between Seattle and Riverside.