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Message: [QUOTE="Bestiarius, post: 2309728, member: 1939"] Not economically feasible. Land acquisition costs are too high. Boston's Big Dig cost $26 billion. Also, no matter how expanded the roads become, they will, after a short time, be just as crowded as people switch their routes to take advantage of the lower traffic volume. For instance, right now Rt.95 in CT is a nightmare. If lanes were doubled, the problem would be eliminated in the short term. With lower traffic, more people will move in to take advantage of the quick commute. Traffic will build and be just a crowded as before. There are parts of a highway in Houston, Tx that has 26 lanes. Imagine what it would cost to increase I95 to that many lanes. Apparently, people don't mind the traffic. If they did they would work nights, or move to a less desirable location, work from home, etc. Tolls aren't the solution because they effect low income people to a great degree. The only answer for now is to suffer. [/QUOTE]