Racist Highways Part II

Near Yahnundasis, NY there is a major interstate that runs from the Canadian Border to Tennessee called Interstate 81. This is a major north south interstate that connects to Canadian Highway 401 which runs between Toronto and Montreal. Interstates are big, fast and is the fastest way to get people and goods from one destination to another! Leave it to the federal government and the New York State government to mess up the interstate.  In an effort to address past issues of equity and inclusion! Here’s the Governor’s statement!

“The Interstate 81 project represents a historic opportunity to correct the errors of the past and remove a relic of outdated and ill-conceived highway planning that has for generations negatively impacted residents, in particular communities of color, and never should have been constructed in downtown Syracuse,” 

The plan is to knock down the elevated interstate and rebuild it on the ground. With traffic lights! I-81 runs right through Syracuse. The plan is to re-route I-81 traffic to I-481 and call that I-81. Estimated cost: $2 billion! This project is to make Syracuse greener, cleaner and improve equity and inclusion. It’s supposed to increase job opportunities for people of color. And all that bullshit! We all know nothing will improve in these communities. People who improve their lives move out of the communities. And nobody is going to these communities unless they are buying drugs! This is going to hurt the taxpayer as usual. And hurt the commuters and especially hurt the truck drivers. These people have no idea about commercial transportation. These truckers will be burning more diesel, belching more fumes, losing money as they get paid by the mile. These truckers also have deadlines to meet as loading docks open and close at certain times. Also these truckers may lose bonus’ if they can’t deliver within a specified time!

Politicians such as Governor Hochul and Pete Buttigieg won’t go into these neighborhoods unless it for political purposes.