2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: 10 Jun 2007 17:37:18 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Highway through Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base (WA)
 
Cross-base highway approved as part of road plan

David Wickert
Tacoma News Tribune (WA)
June 8, 2007

Weeks of contentious negotiations resulted in the approval this morning of a regional road construction package that includes funding for Pierce County's controversial cross-base highway.

...

The highway would link Interstate 5 to Highway 7 on a route between Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. Supporters say it would alleviate traffic congestion and improve freight access to the Frederickson industrial area.

Environmental groups have opposed the highway, saying it will destroy some of the last oak prairie in the area. Equestrian groups fear it will cut off their access to Fort Lewis. And some military veterans fear it will encroach on the military bases, making them targets for closure in the future.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/breaking/story/81780.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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