Illiana Expressway

I took a drive on US 30 yesterday from Merrillville to Warsaw.

While I was driving on the four lane road cutting through a large swath of Northern Indiana farmland and undeveloped rural lands, I wondered if there was opposition to build that highway when it was first proposed?  I haven’t heard of any, but that doesn’t mean that there weren’t anti US 30 groups rallying during the early 20th century.

Is the difference the private-public nature of the proposal?

Could it be the tolls?

Could it be opposition to anything that could connect into the NAFTA / NASCO highway system?

I wonder if the Illiana Expressway would be more acceptable to people if there were guarantees that bridges or underpasses would be built to allow easy crossing of the highway?

Just some thoughts.  Feel free to elaborate and enlighten us with your viewpoints.

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