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...accustomed to wet weather, but the floods that struck western Oregon and Washington last week were something else. In one 24-hour period, 6 in. of rain fell in Oregon and 4.5 in. in Washington, causing rivers to overflow their banks, driving thousands from their homes and closing highway I-5 for three days. At least three people were killed...
...opponents charge that the $45 million highway would not solve bottlenecks, but only increase traffic and pollution in the area...
...very concerned that we not have a super-highway bordering and separating North Cambridge," said Mayor Alice K. Wolf in an interview...
Meith said the new lanes will surround several of the nearby ponds "making them totally useless to anyone" and lead to an increase in "the accumulation of oil and gas in Alewife Brook" because of highway run-off. She said this new pollution follows $140,000 from the MDC to clean up Alewife Brook...
Opponents also said they doubt whether the highway project will actually improve traffic flow. O'Brien's letter states, "The MDC believes that the Preferred Alternative will do little to increase existing highway efficiency...