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by kevin_thibedeau 2122 days ago
There are small cities with overbuilt ring roads in the US that have little traffic. Sometimes porkbarrel spending is a win.
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We have two loops in Houston — an inner loop and an outer loop. Freeway expansion is non-stop and we still don’t have enough road for all of our traffic...
Actually, 99 Grand Parkway is almost an entire third loop around the city about 180 miles in length!