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Caltrans wasn't supposed to build a freeway lane without environmental review, but many believe that's exactly what it did. Environmentalists are now trying to stop its use as a toll lane.
What’s the roadblock? Oh, of course, corporate heavy-handedness against the government:
This year, a former Caltrans executive said she was demoted after raising concerns about a repaving project that surreptitiously widened 3½ miles of the freeway where the toll lanes were being proposed. That project removed bushes and paved the median, creating more space for lanes. State regulations demand environmental analysis, a public airing and mitigation before major freeway widening, but none of that occurred.
What’s the roadblock? Oh, of course, corporate heavy-handedness against the government:
Surprise surprise!