{"id":3747,"date":"2008-11-25T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/11\/i-99-finally-opened-yesterday-but.html"},"modified":"2008-11-25T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-25T17:07:00","slug":"i-99-finally-opened-yesterday-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/11\/i-99-finally-opened-yesterday-but\/","title":{"rendered":"i-99 finally opened yesterday, but&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/beltway\/I-99_tiny.gif\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/news\/i99\/story\/982191.html\"><b>I-99 open to all traffic<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>CDT<\/i><br \/>i-99 is now a continous route between just north of the I-70\/76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) near Bedford and near I-80 north of Bellefonte. The new section, opened yesterday (two days after the last Penn State football game naturally), does not have all four lanes open though.<\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. <b>Bud Shuster<\/b>, who pushed for i-99 and got the designation written into law (setting precedent and expanding the role of Congress) was at the opening. Apparetly, left unsaid was an apology to drivers and taxpayers for legislating away envirornmental testing. The highway was delayed for years and ran up about $80 million of extra cost due to necessary environmental remediation. It is said he has not been accountable at all for his behavior.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/i99\" rel=\"tag\">i-99<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/intestate99\" rel=\"tag\">intestate 99<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/PortMatlida\" rel=\"tag\">Port Matilda<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/PennDOT\" rel=\"tag\">PennDOT<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/Skytop\" rel=\"tag\">Skytop<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/Pennsylvanina\" rel=\"tag\">Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I-99 open to all traffic &#8211; CDTi-99 is now a continous route between just north of the I-70\/76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) near Bedford and near I-80 north of Bellefonte. 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