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In response to "Ca. reneging on making the 15 from Barstow to Nevada into 3 lanes. -- (link)" by Peglegpete

Wider roads and more lanes doesn't equal faster drives. -- nm

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Aug 13 '24, 12:01

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adding capacity in fact just increases demand -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 12:05 5
- I demand to get TF out of Barstow -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 13, 12:23
- There doing it at certain sections of the 10 from Phoenix to Blythe -- nm - eag Aug 13, 12:11
- Yup. Once the lane is built it will fill up and the road will move at the same speed it did before. We've seen it happen time and time again. - Krusty Aug 13, 12:08 2
  - They spend a billion and years of construction inconvenience to widen a freeway and when it's done...we find out it's just... - zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:27 1
    - There's just no reason to widen highways. It doesn't help with congestion. It's a massive waste of money that would be better spent on - Krusty Aug 13, 12:41

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