Many in our area spend a good portion of the day riding up and down Interstate 95 going to work. Every administration for the past 10 years has been talking about "fixing" the transportation problem, yet none have.
The Democrats' typical response is to throw money at it, which always means more taxes for us.
The bottom line is that there are too many cars and not enough road during at certain times of the day. Both of the below recommendations will not cost the taxpayers a dime.
1. Create a tax incentive program for companies that employ a telecommute program to take vehicles off the road. This will also create more supply of gas, which may bring down the price eventually in a supply-and-demand economy.
2. Restrict semi-truck traffic on Interstate 95 during rush hours (e.g., from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. northbound, and
David Rababy
Spotsylvania