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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
Why not do it now while it is cheaper? In 5+ years when they realize it needs to be bigger, it is going to cost a fortune compared to now. F*** the budget and recession, do what is necessary.
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Building it would be a little cheaper today than tomorrow, yes.
Maintaining it will easily eat away those savings, and then some.
I would completely agree with building an interchange designed to meet future needs, given the amount of disruption interchange construction causes. But adding extra lanes to a surface road is easily done, and can be done when it is most beneficial to do so.