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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
Project involving Kensington Expressway and Humboldt Parkway draws big response
WGRZ January 18, 2025
Community-based think tank Partnership for the Public Good unveiled its 2025 Community Agenda Friday morning during an event at Buffalo State University.
In Face of Budget Crisis, Washington’s Leaders Downplay Focus on Highway Expansion
The Urbanist January 21, 2025
This session, state lawmakers are grappling with major issues with education, housing affordability, and public safety, but structural issues with Washington’s transportation budget are also set to come to a head over the coming months.
Full Removal of Kensington and Scajaquada Expressways in Buffalo
WYRK January 21, 2025
While awaiting a ruling on the future of a multimillion-dollar project intending to cap part of the Kensington Expressway while planting trees on top of it, the Partnership for the Public Good is calling for the full removal of the highway altogether.
Vision grows for I-229 removal plan with design phase next
St. Joseph News-Press January 21, 2025
With federal approval now in hand, it’s no longer a question of if the Interstate 229 “Double-Decker” Bridge will be removed, but rather when the project will begin.
I-496 cap closer to reality following federal grant
MSN January 21, 2025
A major Lansing freeway whose construction displaced thousands of families may finally see changes.
ReConnect Rondo gets $2M federal grant for land bridge over I-94
My Villager January 22, 2025
The $2 million grant is part of a Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Environmental lawsuit forces pause on Arizona’s I-11 highway expansion plan
AZFamily January 23, 2025
Arizona’s plan on a new highway that would span between Nogales and Wickenburg is going through another hurdle as part of an ongoing dispute from conservationists.
Stadium Freeway/Highway 175 conversion plan to boulevard moves forward
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 23, 2025
Plans are progressing to convert a 1½-mile stretch of Milwaukee’s Stadium Freeway into a four-lane boulevard that connects with other city streets − a project that could cost $125 million to $160 million.
Transportation: WisDOT Releasing New Freeway-to-Boulevard Designs in April
Urban Milwaukee January 23, 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will unveil three general alternatives in April for redesigning the Wisconsin Highway 175 as a boulevard.
Street Views: Mapping Highways’ Footprint
Streets.mn January 24, 2025
I’ve got highways on my mind this week after MnDOT moved to remove the “at-grade” boulevard options from consideration in the Rethinking I-94 process at a project meeting on Friday, January 17.
Study to reconnect communities divided by I-75 set to begin months after grant
WCPO January 24, 2025
Hamilton County is looking for a consultant to begin a study on how to reconnect communities split by I-75.