re: Open letter to Garrett Graves re: BR Loop

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7) because of a complete lack of political spine by local officials, the federal government must "take" the right of way for the roadway or it will never get done

8) And also bypass environmental impact issues by declaring it a matter of national security

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These things are probably a bigger problem than the cost. It is damn near impossible to get approval to build roads through swamps/wetlands anymore. Should be a bit easier under Trump but still requires wasting millions on “environmental impact” studies. Hwy 1 to Fourchon only got approved because it was a national security thing with the LOOP

And now if you want to build a road through a black neighborhood it is racist and any northern loop inevitably affects north BR black neighborhoods.