[QUOTE=WilsonFourTwo;2603300]I know where you're coming from, and like I said, I 100% support the early building of the tunnel (or parts of).
My only issue is WHAT they intended to cut in order to accomplish the build. The jobs being specifically targeted are more important today than the tunnel may be in 10 years. If they can find money by cancelling "fireworks and street festivals", I'm all for it.[/QUOTE]
Are the jobs that may lose funding more important than having the entire infrastructure budget in 10 years tied up with a tunnel that could have been built for a fraction of the cost. The driveway analogy is a perfect one, you triage development based not only on need but also on ability to do so inb a cost effective manner. Building the tunnel now versus 10 years from now saves a mass amount of money. Undertaking those other projects in a couple years doesn't have a significant cost impact. Inconvenience? Sure, but that's just one small factor in the big picture.
And access that benefits industrial development is just as, if not more, important than access that benefits residents or commuters. Economies aren't built solely around residential development, something that draws in increased industrial development or utilization of existing development pays for itself in the long run.
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