Heartland Corridor

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Part of the traffic on I81 is between Richmond and Bristol/Knoxville.
Traffic that originates in Norfolk and other coastal areas. There is a
massive amount of truck traffic on I81 that originates in Norfolk and
follows I64 to I81 to I40.
I have long felt that the solution to I81's congestion (and I drive it
regularly living in Hillsville and having clients in Roanoke, Salem,
Christiansburg, Abington and Bristol) was rail rather than widening I81. All
that will do is encourage more traffic to use it. Upgrade the NS line along
I81 and be done with it.

Bob Welsh
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Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 5:34 PM
Subject: RE: Heartland Corridor



> "The state agreed in May to help pay for the terminal because it will

> improve access to international markets for businesses in western

> Virginia and reduce highway congestion, particularly on the already

> busy I- 81."

>

>

> I've lost count of how many times I've read this... yet no one has managed

> to explain to me how an east-west rail corridor project will take traffic

> off a north-south highway corridor.

>

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