Building a balanced transportation system: CLF opposes wasteful 1-93 widening plans.

• Position: New Hampshire; Conservation Law Foundation - Brief Article

THE PROPOSAL TO WIDEN Interstate 93 was called one of the most wasteful road projects in America by Taxpayers for Common Sense. The project will induce sprawling growth and development along the 1-93 corridor. Traffic congestion will soon return and impacts to wetlands will be severe.

CLF is leading opposition to the project through a coalition of 13 environmental and public interest advocacy groups, including the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the Audubon Society of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Public Health Society. The coalition called upon the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop a balanced, long-term transportation...