Sierra Club Names North-South Corridor Among ‘Worst’ Projects
The environmental group opposes the road it deems to be the ‘Outer Beltway.”
The Sierra Club has released a new report that names Virginia’s proposed North-South Corridor among the 50 worst transportation projects in the United States. There’s a meeting tonight in Ashburn about the proposed project, which the Sierra Club refers to as Northern Virginia’s “Outer Beltway.” Sierra has urged the state “to move beyond oil,” because the North-South Corridor “will keep Virginia dependent on oil for our daily transportation needs,” according to a press release from the group. Besides tonight’s meeting in Ashburn, there’s another meeting Wednesday in Manassas about the project. State officials have touted the project as a way to improve access to Dulles International Airport, while the Sierra Club suggests its just the …
Mitch Steele
8:39 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
This and McDonnell's highway to nowhere in Southeast Va are pipedreams that will lead to more sprawl. Dulles is NOT a frieght hub for a reason and a road is not going to fix that. Frieght moves by rail, sea and truck, very small percent moves by air and an extremely high cost. Again the GOP caters to a small special interest that will benefit greatly while the rest of us are left scratching our … more ›