Statement: “And what do commuters gain after spending $3.4 billion? It will take seven minutes longer to travel from La Jolla Village Drive to Oceanside during rush hour. For $4.5 billion, drivers will save one minute and carpools will save 10 minutes,” State Sen. Christine Kehoe wrote in a letter to the Union-Tribune published Feb. 27.
Analysis: Last month, Kehoe proposed legislation that would make it harder for state transportation officials to expand freeways near the coast. The issue reignited a simmering local debate over adding lanes to Interstate 5.
Fact Check: The Benefits of Widening Interstate 5
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