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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A new Legion bridge?  How about a new crossing entirely?   Why do we have basically a single point of failure?    They should find a way to expand the ICC to Route 28 in NoVa.

If they are concerned about sprawl, cost, & environmental issues.  Limit the exits on the new road and make it a toll road with incentives for carpoolers like the express lanes in Va for HOV-3 cars.

The maglev is a complete waste unless it goes to NYC.  The money would be better spent on improving the Northeast corridor line including a new tunnel to replace the old one in Baltimore and better improved MARC service.

These politicians are clueless, don't know why people keep electing them.[/quote]

I agree with you on having a second Potomac crossing, but the issue is MoCo. Virginia's side is basically done (route 28). MD's side would require taking a lot of land under eminent domain, and there will be lots of outcry from NIMBYs and well as environmentalists.

It took what.. about 40 years for the ICC to be built due to hold-ups like these. I'm not optimistics about another Potomac crossing, even though we desperately need it.

T[b]he Maglev thing is specificlly to connect DC and Baltimore for commuters. [/b]The Japanese manufacturer of the trains is ready to provide sweet financing on the equipment. Think of it as part of MARC, not part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Any Northeast Corridor updates (which I agree should be done) would fall under Amtrak not MD.[/quote]

No, it's not.  It will be too cost-prohibitive for most commuters (sort of like Acela is now).

It is for wealthy businessmen.  It's a test case in the hopes that they'll extend it to NYC.  It's a waste of money.  They should figure out a funding stream to maintain Marc and Metro.

And the financing is just that -- a loan.  We still have to pay it back.  It will never make enough to pay for itself, but it won't be practical enough for most commuters.[/quote]

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