The Next Wave in Superhighways, or A Big, Fat Texas Boondoggle?

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    • Subject Terms:
      TRANSPORTATION; EXPRESS highway design & construction; PERRY, Rick, 1950-; REPUBLICAN Party (Tex.)
    • Subject Terms:
      TEXAS
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on Texas' plans for the construction of the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC), a multimodal superhighway for cars, trucks, trains and utilities. Brainchild of the TTC, Republican Governor Rick Perry; Description of the TTC and how it would revolutionize the U.S. interstate system; Argument made by TTC backers for why the TTC is necessary; Arguments against the TTC from environmentalists, the Texas Republican Party, and farm owners who fear losing their land.