Why is Extending I-526 a Very Bad Idea?

1. Extending I-526 does not solve traffic problems.

• Building superhighways induces development, which brings more traffic and creates congestion on the superhighway.
• COG maps show that I-526 moves congestion around rather than providing long term solutions.
• The COG's maps show the I-526 extension fails soon after it is built.
• Some roads like Savannah Highway and Folly Road will still have failing levels of service with the I-526 extension completed.

2. Extending I-526 is not an efficient use of public money.

• It is a huge project that will cost taxpayers over 420 million dollars. Those figures are from 1995, so the project cost could have risen to well over half of a billion dollars.
• It is wasteful to spend so much money for such mixed results.
• A better alternative would provide real traffic solutions and cost less.