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I want to say first that I'm glad that we acknowledge that the initial study is flawed. I think the urge to widen I-66 is partially due to confirmation bias or a conclusion already being drawn at the beginning of the study, along with with some political forces.

When people first engage in negotiations, they're not even close as far as a consensus is concerned, but that changes iteratively. So, I think we can all compromise and I-66 is far from a superhighway in an undeveloped stretch of land as it is. I think a third lane on I-66 from the beltway in, along with some congestion pricing, high-occupancy incentives, and transit improvements is a reasonable compromise. It's hard to argue against the cost estimates for the most restrictive option with little new construction, but that's the most politically unfeasible option.

by Vik on May 17, 2012 10:29 am • link • report

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