Public hearing on the Trans-Texas Corridor

Thanks to Marius3188 at FreeRepublic for bringing this to my attention.

According to the local McKinney, Texas newspaper the Texas Department of Transportation is going to hold a public hearing about the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor:

"On July 13, the Texas Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at which Collin County residents may express their concerns, ask questions and make comments about plans for the stretch of the Trans-Texas Corridor that will parallel I-35.

TTC-35 is one of the four main toll roads planned for the Trans-Texas Corridor system, which is a series of thoroughfares criss-crossing the state, just outside metropolitan areas.

In 2002, Governor Rick Perry released plans for the project, saying the measure would relieve traffic congestion in Texas' major cities and would provide an alternative route for commercial trucks, often hauling hazardous freight.

The TTC-35 corridor includes three passenger lanes in each direction; two truck lanes in each direction; a high-speed rail line, a commuter rail line and a freight rail line in each direction.

The hearing next week is one of a series of 54 meetings beginning in mid-July and continuing for five consecutive weeks from July 10 through August 10. The meetings are the fourth set of public hearings on TTC-35 that give residents an opportunity to comment on the proposed development of the road. These public hearings are the culmination of a two-year public involvement process that has already included 117 public meetings netting more than 4,000 comments."

Wow! That is so weird! I thought the TTC was some contrived concoction of the whacked out conspiratorial right wing fringe. Who da thunk it?!

More on the TTC here, here, here and here.