Immediate action needed on Highway 20

Posted: Sunday, February 24, 2008

HORNICK, Iowa -- I sincerely hope that Gov. Culver is serious about being a big backer of finishing the four-laning of Highway 20. Surely he can, and will, put those words into immediate action.

If there is a will, there is a way. Nothing is impossible. It appears that a number of other interest groups are able to get finances or grants, both small and large. Why not Highway 20? Does revenue all have to come from DOT?

Siouxlanders, call or write to your governor and representives. -- Rebecca White

Story Comments

Wesley wrote on Feb 26, 2008 1:33 AM:

" I think there are PLENTY of people who would appreciate and USE a four-lane highway 20! "

Yeah Right wrote on Feb 25, 2008 4:01 PM:

" no 4 lane -- Must be from the east side of the state. The reason traffic is "Minamal" as you call it is that no one wants to drive a 2 lane highway. Build it and they will come. I would venture a guess that part of the reason Sioux City has not grown much over the last 40 years is because this road was never finished. "

no 4 lane wrote on Feb 24, 2008 7:12 PM:

" hiway 20 4 lane project is a joke. No one wants to travel that road as an interstate type road. There are 2 interstates about 110 miles apart that are set up with rest stops etc. The traffic on this road is minamal. Build it, and they will come, is a false statement. A waste of money. The small towns that already have 20, that will by by-passed under the propsal will suffer revune loss. A waste of tax money. "

Doug wrote on Feb 24, 2008 6:45 AM:

" I wouldn't expect much from Gov. Culver, Becky. He is all talk, just like his father. "

Dick wrote on Feb 24, 2008 2:24 AM:

" Culver is a big backer all right, he loves to raise taxes and that is exactly what you're going to get, a tax increase of some sort. This could have been accomplished years ago for a lot less money. "