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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by ValorStorm</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by futuremodal</i> <br />If it happens at all then let the folks in Ravalli and Missoula counties pay for it. <br /> <br />And no, they don't need it, since US Highway 93 is a fine thouroughfare. The only glitch for users of US Highway 93 is that Missoula is a bit congested. All they need is a nice north-south freeway through Missoula and all will be fine. <br />[/quote] <br />Ravalli and Missoula counties are even less interested in paying for a nice north-south freeway. But a freeway would definitely solve our problem. Understand that US Highway 93 is only a fine thouroughfare between Missoula and the Ravalli County line. And beyond that, Hwy 93 has exceeded capacity. <br /> <br />Our conundrum is that altho DMUs would be filled, that wouldn't necessarily off-load Hwy 93. A large share of DMU riders would be non-commuters. Trust me on that one. <br /> <br />It's not so much that Missoula is congested, as that Hwy 93 is. And yes, altho it's the only solution, no one here will tolerate a freeway thru the Bitterroot Valley. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Well, US 93/12 is divided four lanes from Missoula to Lolo (where US 12 diverts over the mountains into Idaho). All you guys need is a bypass or a throughpass to fluidize traffic from Missoula's southern burgs to the I-90 interchange. Isn't there still room west of Missoula for such a project?
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