I-45 tunnel concept is far from a "no-brainer"
Patrick Kurp reports in today's Chronicle that Gonzalo Camacho is continuing to push his I-45 tunnel concept:
Gonzalo Camacho remains convinced that running 14.5 miles of Interstate 45 under the ground would cost less, be built faster, displace fewer people and businesses, and create less air pollution than any conventional, above-ground road design.
"It's a no-brainer. It would be a large error that would be with us for a long time if the elected officials didn't get behind the tunnel idea," said Camacho, a transportation engineer and the most public proponent of making Houston home to the longest tunnel in the United States.
Camacho raised the idea in a public meeting in April and since has met with Texas Department of Transportation officials, the city's planning commission and community groups.
Just a few weeks ago, I attended Camacho's presentation of the tunnel concept to the Houston Property Rights Association, and at that time he said that his proposal was in its early stages, and that a $300,000 study would be required to know if it is truly feasible.
It is odd that in a few weeks' time, Camacho has changed his tune and what can only be described as a raw conceptual proposal has now morphed into a "no-brainer" in his mind.
Camacho's enthusiasm for his proposal is admirable, but clearly the proposal is not fleshed out enough at this point to be described as a "no-brainer."
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 08/22/05 10:45 PM | Houston Transit | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (27)
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