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Bloomington for I-69
FACT: A two lane rural road is EIGHT TIMES more likely to produce a fatality than an interstate highway. Evans, L. A crash course in traffic safety. 1997 Medical and Health Annual. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica. |
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Clearing the way for interstate 69 has begun! "I'm thrilled with the news. It's about doggone time" -- Jeff Korb, Vanderburgh County Commissioners President The land clearing has begun. Groundbreaking could be as early as this fall. Bids are now open for the first contruction jobs. Improvement of I-69 near Indianapolis is also being bid. It's finally coming together. Like it or not, we're on our way to reducing fatalities and accidents, decreasing travel time, and giving the economy a boost. Connecting Bloomington, Crane, and a ton of other places along the corridor with interstate highway access will surely be a huge boost at minimum.
SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!!! LOWER TAXES!! BUILD I-69 NOW!!!! We already know that building I-69 will save the environment by cutting down on disposing of wrecked cars, reducing the number of law enforcement responses to accidents, reducing fatalities, and reducing travel time
Bloomington Indiana needs I-69! If only one life is saved by putting an interstate near Bloomington, isn't it worth the cost? And, it is projected that thousands of lives will be saved. Bloomington has only one safe road going in or out of town... SR-37 to Indianapolis. If you go in any other direction, get ready for a scary adventure on a winding road. 40,000 students at Indiana University travel back and forth from all over the state on these unlit, two lane, curvy roads that are endangering their lives, not to mention faculty and staff, businesses and contractors for the University as well as numerous other businesses in Bloomington, Crane Naval Surface Warfare center, and the biotechnology initiative. The US-41/I-70 route does not provide interstate access to Bloomington, Crane, and Indiana University where currently there is none. Terre Haute already has interstate access. US-41 provides safe access to I-64 in southwestern Indiana. To many, this is more important than connecting Evansville with Indianapolis! And as an added bonus... we may get more jobs too. But that's just a bonus. People keep their lives, that's the important thing. After we get I-69, then we can work on creating I-565 to connect I-69 in Bloomington with I-65 in Columbus. Bloomington for I-69 also supports fixing and enhancing our current roads, and building more roads and rails in Bloomington. Most trips in Bloomington at a distance of 5 miles take at least 30 minutes. Traffic is consistently backed up for miles at all major intersections. We must concentrate our efforts in the planning stages of this project to make sure Bloomington has the needed onramps, offramps, and overpasses keep our current roads running and future ones ready to build. For more information, see these links:
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This page is solely the (peaceful) expression of an opinion about I-69 that is shared by a majority of people in Indiana and in particular the Monroe County area. We respectfully respect your right to have your opinion, but we hope that by taking a look at these facts you can make a more informed decision. This page has no ties to any formalized group on either side, nor any news agency. News sources are merely referenced for credibility and to avoid plagarism.
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