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Public Criticism of Proposed Public Highway Route
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A state highway department prepared engineering data on alternate routes for a by-pass of part of the interstate highway system in the state, including cost estimates for three possible routes.
The highway department indicated it favored route "B".
An official of a city located close to the proposed route publicly criticized the proposed route "B" because he felt it would endanger the city's water supply and be a detriment to the development of a lake as a proposed recreation area.
A principal of a consulting engineering firm, which had performed the engineering work on a portion of the interstate highway to which the by-pass would connect, issued a public letter, "To Whom Concerned," which was published in the local press, discussing the alternative routes.
His letter stated disagreement with the cost estimates of the highway department and pointed out alleged disadvantages of the proposed route.
The letter then suggested a fourth route ("D") which, it was claimed, would be superior to those previously suggested.
The newspaper story containing the full text of the letter from the consulting engineer also quoted the city official as favoring route "D" proposed by the consulting engineer.