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Originally Posted by Scottydont
I don't understand any of this. That stretch of road is very run down. The actual road itself is godawful. Any sort of rehab and attention will be a welcomed change. Any property owners on this stretch probably have a lot more to be concerned about regarding value then this road.
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I agree it's currently run down and in need of investment, but rebuilding the street surface and streetscape can happen (and should have happened) without the widening.
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Originally Posted by Nova08
The widening of Lafayette was inevitable considering they already built an expanded 4 lane road from Ford Rd. to Conshohocken Rd. that is not yet used.
From a trail user perspective, I would have liked the Ford Rd. train crossing eliminated. Washington is used as a cut through and cars don't always realize there is a trail crossing immediately after the train crossing. And the vegetation provides little visibility.
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Nothing is inevitible, and just because the street was already widened elsewhere, doesn't mean they should also widen it as it runs along the spine of downtown Norristown. Not a good move & sad to see.
This is not a unique criticism of Norristown, by the way. Many cities are short-sighted about this and repeat the same mistake over and over again.