Letter to the editor chastising the Utah Legislature for their efforts to push through a freeway expansion. 

In the late 1980s, H. M. Selander’s predictions had come true; the freeway was being strangled by traffic.[1] UDOT responded to growing traffic concerns with a simple solution: a four-lane freeway expansion. Then, just as in 1948, residents along the freeway resisted, realizing the possible destruction of their homes in the ensuing construction. Some critics argued it was time the state invest more in rapid transit.[2] 

In 1995 the expansion moved ahead as Utah prepared for the 2002 Olympic Games. Concerns over smooth travel for international visitors had made the expansion a priority and gave leverage to public transit advocates greenlighting a light rail system in Salt Lake City. During construction, freeway traffic would grow steadily worse as crews worked around the clock to get the project done.[3] Residents protested, but there was little they could do outside of voicing their frustration.