07-08-2016, 04:28 AM
"full-spec" road (40-foot paved on 60-foot easement), which doesn't solve the problem...
Actually, this hits at a very important technical aspect of the discussion of "alternate" routes: "full-spec" is not the only option.
Flexibility in Highway design is a USDOT policy (i.e., Fed$$ can be used)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/flex
Making everything illegal such that a segment of the population is permanently noncompliant doesn't really help anything -- especially when those people are also taxed for the privilege.
It is the way it is. And that ain't good
Actually, this hits at a very important technical aspect of the discussion of "alternate" routes: "full-spec" is not the only option.
Flexibility in Highway design is a USDOT policy (i.e., Fed$$ can be used)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/flex
Making everything illegal such that a segment of the population is permanently noncompliant doesn't really help anything -- especially when those people are also taxed for the privilege.
It is the way it is. And that ain't good