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Lg � I <br />L11, <br />Dear Chairman: 1/28/91 <br />I am increasingly distressed as I hear about the possible <br />widening of NC 54 from Graham to Carrboro. I feel this would <br />have detrimental effects to the environment (watershed effects), <br />homes and businesses along the proposed route, and to tax <br />dollars, specifically the cost to change the location of the four <br />million dollar water line recently installed on the north side of <br />NC 54. <br />It is unnecessary to widen the road when interstates are so <br />conveniently located. I live seven miles west of Carrboro and <br />just north of NC 54. In ten minutes I can reach I -40 and in <br />fifteen minutes I am at I -85. THe entire reason I live in the <br />country is to have a peaceful atmosphere with a minimum of <br />traffic. I choose to live farther out and commute via I -40 /I- <br />85 to work - the freeways are very convenient. Why does NC 54 <br />need to be widened when these freeways are so close? The end <br />result will be increased trucking, increased congestion and <br />decreased safety. - <br />Additionally, during these trying times in the Persian Gulf <br />when oil is such an issue, why not use tax dollars towards mass <br />transit which would decrease the need for widening roads and <br />decrease oil consumption? As a taxpaying citizen of North <br />Carolina, I strongly object to the widening of NC 54. <br />Sincerely, , <br />Louise R. ads <br />9118 Collins Creek Dr. <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />L.1 <br />