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February 26, 2013 Opinion & Blogs » Back Page

Bypassing Sense 

The Charlottesville Bypass, from just about every angle, is an extraordinary waste of taxpayer funds at a time when the state has no money for road construction.

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With $16.4 trillion in U.S. debt and the possible sequester as daily topics in America, our state is on the verge of building a $244 million highway in Albemarle County that provides only $8 million in public benefits, according to the…

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