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Commentary: Widening Leicester Highway is a bad idea

Jason Sandford June 16, 2010

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

This is a interesting Facebook post by former Asheville City Councilman Bryan Freeborn. I’m posting it here just to make folks aware.

Here’s Freeborn:

it appears that the old plans to widen very rural part of Leicester Highway to four lanes are once again moving forward. Neither the size of Leicester rural community or the amount of traffic on the road justifies such a large investment or the environmental damage that would come with it considering the state of federal, state, and local budgets…

Check out Bryan’s Facebook page to read the rest. Does anyone have any more details on these plans? Here’s the most recent mention of outer belt construction for Asheville.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Dismayed - No Longer June 17, 2010

SpeckledHen gets my vote for being right on target!

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SpeckledHen June 16, 2010

How ’bout they try to solve the traffic problems at Leicester Highway and Patton Avenue before they invite more traffic further north?

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