Outer Beltway: It's for the Economy Stupid

[dougskiles]

What they are more likely to end up with is WGV Commerce Center (the land east of I-95 & south of WGV Parkway).  I drove through Friday night, and the place is a bunch of weeds and abandoned buildings.  Even the commercial areas within the WGV campus are suffering greatly.

Palencia's commercial developments haven't taken off like the master developer's hoped either.

[mbwright]

Every county wants to have their own boondoggle!!

[Captain Zissou]

If this was an arterial type expressway that might work, but I don't see how an outer beltway that is only a quarter of a beltway will help.  This is a road from nowhere to just south of somewhere small, with a whole lot of nowhere in between.  The best they can hope for with this is through traffic that will stop off and spend $50 for gas or $10 for a meal at mcDonald's.

[thelakelander]

Except through traffic would be better off remaining on 295. It's shorter and cheaper. The best hope is strip malls and tract housing. Doubt it will be popular with industries and corporate offices. No major company wants their employees and clients/customers forced to pay a toll twice on each trip to their facility.