As some countries spurn cars, the U.S. continues to embrace highways
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 30, 2024
The billions add up: $3.7 billion for an expansion of the I-15 highway in Utah; up to $4 billion for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway; and $16 billion for the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.
The U.S. continues to fund and expand highways, even as some parts of the world invest in greener infrastructure over concerns about global warming and amid a broader movement away from cars.
As of fiscal year 2023, there were at least seven federally funded highway construction and expansion projects across . . .
