Hundreds Gather for Opening of 202 Parkway
After decades of planning and construction, the Route 202 Parkway opened Monday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
A collective sigh of relief seemed to emanate from the public officials gathered at the 202 Parkway's ribbon-cutting ceremony on the George Niblock Bridge in Warrington. After decades of planning, shelving of the plans, debates over new plans, funding issues and, finally, construction, the feeling of accomplishment running through the crowd has been a long time coming. Representatives from local, county and state offices gave remarks that held common themes of gratitude at the cooperation among the different parties involved in the planning and execution, and optimism that the new road will bring much-needed relief to traffic congestion between the two sections of Bucks and Montgomery counties. "This road is a model of what can happen when…
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TheEnergyGuy
4:11 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
"Now, a mother can make it home 15 minutes earlier to prepare dinner or a father can catch his child's at-bat in the little league game," said State Rep. Kate Harper (61st District). "That's what this project is all about." ...Please say it isn't so. $200,000,000 plus of our tax dollars at work so that moms can get dinner started 15 minutes sooner? more ›