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DISTRIBUTED <br />Gig <br />119 Leslie Drive <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />January 30, 1991 <br />Mr. Moses Carey <br />County Commissioner <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Mr. Carey: <br />39 <br />f'� r <br />` 4 !y{ <br />I am writing to urge you to oppose the N.C. Department of Transportation's proposed widening of <br />N.C. 54 -- from the current two -lane to a four -lane highway, extending from Chapel Hill to <br />Burlington. This $46 million project is supposedly anticipating a demand trend extending over the <br />next 20 years. However, beyond the project's excessive costs, and beyond the fact that there is no <br />present need for a superhighway through Graham, one can't help but be somewhat amazed and <br />alarmed that this type of action is our state's solution to long -term transportation problems. <br />Considering the present war in the Middle East, considering our current overdependence on oil <br />imports, and considering our own state's ever - growing environmental concerns, this short - sighted (and <br />unsightly) quick -fix seems absolutely unacceptable. We would rather expect that our officials would <br />be considering long -term alternatives to conventional traffic management. That is, rather than <br />anticipating future demand by current automobile trends, we ought to be seriously trying to change <br />the trend itself. Clean mass- transit solutions (electric trolley or light -rail systems) would lessen the <br />number of cars on our available roads and highways, and would offer a sensible alternative to the <br />expanding asphalt tangle which threatens our own area and much our state. <br />Please express your opposition to this project to the N.C. Department of Transportation. <br />Thank you for your attention to this matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jack Nestor <br />