Comments on: Folsom’s Long Road Ahead

by: Strange on a Toll Road » Doc’s Political Parlor

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:22:07 +0000

[…] Looks like Luther Strange is getting on a toll road to see how far it may take him. Strange represents a group that is proposing a public-private partnership to build a toll road from Montgomery to I-10 in Florida or perhaps Highway 98 further south. No federal or state money would be used, and the project could be built within five years. (Incidentally, Strange lost the race for Lt. Governor to Democrat Jim Folsom who is pushing a highway project of his own.) […]

by: Danny

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:45:59 +0000

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by: Anonymous

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:58:50 +0000

Well publius, gas revenues have been down steadily the last 15 years. As gas prices increases, we’ll move to more efficient vehicles and therefore consume less gas. Therefore, prices have a major effect on the availability of funds for highways.

And is there any need for the flame at the end?

by: publius

Sun, 11 May 2008 03:48:44 +0000

Anon, gas prices have no effect on investment along interstate hiways. ( I am talking to Anon # 15) Gas prices have no effect on investment. While gas prices may provide substantial burden to minds already ill equipted to make economic analysis, it is merely a small factor, among others, to be considered for non hiway projects. Petroleum fluctuates, stupidity is permanent.

by: Anonymous

Sun, 11 May 2008 03:19:43 +0000

Noting sky-rocketing gas prices and growth along highways wanes a lot faster than when they were originally constructed 50 years ago, do we not question the intelligence of investing major state dollars in a new interstate? I think the assumption that you put a road in an area is the only way to provide economic opportunity is a model from the 1960s and 70s, and not an economic model that can be sustained long-term.

How can we better invest the type of money it would take to build this road? Why is the solution presumed, and then we form committees to justify the solution?

by: Margaret

Sun, 11 May 2008 03:10:04 +0000

Hey Anon #13, How do you explain the stagnation of Tuskegee?

by: Anonymous

Sun, 11 May 2008 02:56:18 +0000

Can anyone imagine that one of their own fellow Alabamians whom just made the post above desired to become a member of the PSC, aka Public Service Commission. Now just what kind of fairness could he possibly have rendered to the good solid people of this state with that kind of racial epitone? Now let us pray, ” Ain’t God Great “

by: walt moffett

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:15:42 +0000

Believe somewhere in Desoto’s papers were plans for a West Alabama highway too.

by: JD

Sat, 10 May 2008 17:30:49 +0000

Only road Big Jim would have championed would have been paved with a cheap surface course that needed to be redone in four years

by: LA

Sat, 10 May 2008 13:49:19 +0000

The notion of a north-south corridor in west Alabama has been around forever. I lived in Fayette County seven years ago and folks were going to meetings about it back then.

And while it would be beneficial, people who think a good road in and of itself brings economic prosperity are kidding themselves. Just take a look at Tuskegee.
Like Auburn, I-85 has gone by Tuskegee for decades. But Tuskegee is 20 miles and 50 years from Auburn. Or drive down I-65 from Montgomery to Mobile or I-20/59 from Birmingham to Meridian.