Army Corps issues EIS on 92

Looks like the final Environmental Impact Statement for Route 92 is out. Army Corps, if my quick review is correct, makes no recommendation but seems to offer information favorable to supporters. I need more time with this monstrosity before I can comment fully, but these things need to remain a part of this discussion:

• Cost. The pricetag had been placed at $350 million or so, but let’s face it, that estimate is a good decade old and $700 million or more would proably not be out of the question.
• The Army Corps’ historic role as supporter of building projects (the Corps has always acted as though it could engineer itself out of any problem)
• Route 522 was included, but not in its longer form. The road is about to be extended to Route 535 and is likely to have a far different impact on traffic than the EIS envisions.
• The project’s scope and goals were set by the Turnpike, meaning that the platform on which the argument is based will naturally favor the Turnpike.

I’m sure there is more to say, but I need a chance to read this thing when I’m done getting The Cranbury Press out the door.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet