$5.9 million bridge earmark in Missouri

Locals say no congestion to be relieved, bridge unnecessary

The 2006 Transportation bill includes an earmark for a bridge project in Missouri which, according to locals, is in the middle of nowhere.

Citizens Against Government Waste reports the City of Joplin requested the funding "purportedly to maintain safety and prevent congestion in the town of 50,000 people. But many local residents are adamantly opposed to the project. They maintain that the bridge and the interchange are being constructed on back roads that lie in the middle of nowhere. One resident noted, 'They claim they are building this interchange to cut down congestion. There is no congestion. This is a deserted area in a small town.'" Read more here.

Permalink