CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana is preparing to build a $255 million tunnel to preserve 11 acres of Kentucky woodlands in the path of a long-planned Ohio River bridge.
The tunnel is required because the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but its opponents call it a taxpayer boondoggle.
Anne Northup, who was Louisville's congresswoman from 1996 to 2006, told The Indianapolis Star the tunnel is "an outrage in terms of what it accomplishes versus the cost."
Clarksville Town Council President John Gilkey said many Clarksville residents believe the property "has almost no historical significance."
The tunnel is part of the Interstate-265 Ohio River bridge that will be built in 2013 as part of $2.6 billion plan to ease traffic congestion around the Louisville metropolitan area.
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