Beltway project ill-conceived<\/p>\n
Editor: After reading your article on the Scranton Beltwaym I\u2019m left perplexed (\u201cUpdated plans for Scranton Beltway revealed,\u201d Oct. 30) . In today\u2019s tight economy, which will probably get worse in the next few years, what genius thinks this is a good idea? Do they really think that people are going to spend hard-to-come by funds on tolls for the turnpike instead of riding for free on I-81 ? My thought is that this as unlikely as humans growing wings and flying. Take truckers for example. These workers operate on a tight profit margins as it is. Why on earth would they take on the additional expense of a toll? Honestly not very likely.\u00a0 It makes far more sense practically and economically to expand I-81 to three lanes and alleviate congestion that way.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Dennis O\u2019Brien, Scranton<\/p>\n
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