A Tunnel In Riverside?

Orange and Riverside Counties may build a 15-mile tunnel to help alleviate traffic congestion -- even though the tunnel would be only a mile away from a major fault line.

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November 17, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Brenda Meyer

"Planners for Orange and Riverside counties have spent the past 18 months and $15 million in federal funds studying the issue. A committee of local and regional officials is expected to choose elements from three main alternatives by Nov. 18. Two of those alternatives include a version of the tunnel.

As currently conceived, the four- or six-lane tunnel would make up more than two-thirds of a 15-mile corridor connecting Interstate 15 with two toll roads in central Orange County.

Many critics say a tunnel will never suffice and suggest more mass transit."

Read the full story: Tunneling out of commute crisis

Sunday, November 13, 2005 in The Washington Times

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