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Originally Posted by Midtowner
I'm not sure how you are justifying the expense here? I mean, it is a roadway, there is an inherent danger to driving. People will die on the road.
Hefner Expressway is how many years old? 20? How many deaths have occured as a result of people crossing the median on that particular road with the current Euro-style system in place? One?
If we're to spend millions on our roads, I can think of many MUCH more deserving places to spend the money.
Hefner Expressway is not an interstate. It doesn't carry a lot of semi traffic. I do understand the need for such barriers on major interstates, but not necessarily Hefner Expressway.
Why do folks always have to overreact to whatever is on the news? People die on the highway all the time. I'm not even sure why this is newsworthy.
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The point I was trying to make is they're now spending loads of our tax dollars on the same cable barrier system on I-35, an interstate where there are far more semis than on the parkway. On I-35, if the cable barrier won't stop these semis from crossing over, what good are they worth?