Gridlock Nation: America’s Five Worst Highways
Millions of people traveling for Thanksgiving will face daunting traffic problems that critics say have been magnified by Washington’s inability to move a long-term bill to pay for new highway projects.
With a nor’easter bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard this Thanksgiving, it’s expected to be an especially brutal few days on the road.
Congress hasn’t approved a long-term highway bill since 2005, and it’s become much more difficult to move legislation since then because of a variety of reasons, including the end of earmarks that directed money toward specific lawmaker-backed projects and a financial crisis and recession that made it tougher to move big-budget bills.
Business groups, labor unions and other players have pressed Congress since then to focus on infrastructure, but to little avail. … Here are five of the worst stretches in the country. Be thankful if you’re not driving their this weekend. If you are, be thankful if you didn’t get stuck.
We’re not going to give away their choices, but we were surprised by a couple of them!
Copyright 2014 Liberaland
By: dave-dr-gonzo
David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
12 responses to Gridlock Nation: America’s Five Worst Highways
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Maxx44 November 27th, 2014 at 10:45
It’s obvious that the folks who made up this list have never been near Atlanta.
Maxx44 November 27th, 2014 at 11:45
It’s obvious that the folks who made up this list have never been near Atlanta.
mea_mark November 27th, 2014 at 10:46
Maybe if more of you northern democrats would move south away from the congestion we could turn some more states blue and get back to fixing the country. I know I could sure use some help down here in Texas.
Suzanne McFly November 27th, 2014 at 21:16
I can’t do the heat, sorry :)
mea_mark November 27th, 2014 at 11:46
Maybe if more of you northern democrats would move south away from the congestion we could turn some more states blue and get back to fixing the country. I know I could sure use some help down here in Texas.
Suzanne McFly November 27th, 2014 at 22:16
I can’t do the heat, sorry :)
Larry Schmitt November 27th, 2014 at 11:24
Reading some of the comments on that Hill article gave me a headache. Almost no one was talking about traffic, it degenerated into liberals vs republicans name calling. What a waste of time on Thanksgiving.
Larry Schmitt November 27th, 2014 at 12:24
Reading some of the comments on that Hill article gave me a headache. Almost no one was talking about traffic, it degenerated into liberals vs republicans name calling. What a waste of time on Thanksgiving.
Dwendt44 November 28th, 2014 at 16:45
Those that complain about congestion can always move back into the city and take public transportation.
Dwendt44 November 28th, 2014 at 17:45
Those that complain about congestion can always move back into the city and take public transportation.
fancypants November 29th, 2014 at 01:02
4. Interstate 678 in New York
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I agree with all 5 except I would replace the 678 ( above ) with the i80 e/b over the gw bridge
fancypants November 29th, 2014 at 02:02
4. Interstate 678 in New York
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I agree with all 5 except I would replace the 678 ( above ) with the i80 e/b over the gw bridge