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Here is what is being said about freeway fighting this week. If you come across any articles, feel free to share and please let me know if you have any questions.
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Freeway Fighters News
State DOT Finally Offers Up Proposal To Repair the Cross Bronx Without Expanding It
Streetsblog NYC February 17, 2025
The New York State Department of Transportation says it may not widen the Cross-Bronx Expressway by building a wide temporary roadway while repairs to the main road are made, instead unveiling a plan for a much smaller path, a new rendering on the project website shows.
USDOT’s ‘Woke’ Rescission Memo Could Take Away Billions From Massachusetts
StreetsBlog Mass February 18, 2025
New U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to lobby Congress to rescind many of the infrastructure grants and transportation spending programs that had been approved under the Biden administration, putting at risk billions in federal funding for transportation projects like the Sagamore Bridge replacement, McGrath Boulevard reconstruction, and east-west rail.
ReConnect Rondo’s short film shows widespread impact of highway construction
FOX 9 February 20, 2025
A new short film takes a look at how highway construction across the country impacted the communities it runs through.
Kansas City Bears Racial Scars of Interstate System
Flatland KC February 21, 2025
Political power, civic influence, and blatant racism shaped the construction of the federal highway system crisscrossing the U.S. today.