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Halfin on December 3, 2006 - 6:53pm

http://www.willitscalifornia.com/

"Willits is a city located in Mendocino County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,073."

Here is discussion of the proposed bypass:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/d1projects/willits/index.htm

The problem, it appears, is that US 101 has one or more traffic lights on it as the highway passes through Willits, causing through traffic to mix with regional traffic and producing slowdowns. The proposed bypass would divert 101 around the town, which would be bad for Willits business but good for travellers who don't necessarily care to see the sights of beautiful downtown Willits.

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DIYer on December 3, 2006 - 7:23pm

You could take I5. Clearly, it's more a project for the state and to get tourists in and out of Northern CA than it is a benefit for the residents of Willits.

Yeah, I can see that it's hard to bring up an issue like PO to a politician, whose career is based on avoiding such unpleasantries. Kinda like farting at a dinner party or something. But many of us doomers are pretty sure that auto traffic will be less of a problem in 2 to 5 years, when gasoline is $10/gal or just not available at all...

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capslock on December 3, 2006 - 9:26pm

Cloverdale (South of Willits) was ruined by their freeway bypass. Notice on the Google map how there's a railroad track running through town. It goes all the way South to Marin County and all the way North to Eureka.

Yet, it is unused, and only maintained with the ceaseless pleas from our Congressman.

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