To get around that law, planners built the loop through Breezewood, giving drivers the theoretical option of avoiding the turnpike. Breezewood Business District PENNSYLVANIA 30 30 Interstate 70 loop 70 Interstate 70 Southbound to Baltimore LINCOLN HWY. Junction Interstate 76 70 76 3,000 Feet Interstate 70 Northbound junction with Interstate 76 Exit 161 PENNSYLVANIA 76 Exit 161 Junction Interstate 70 Breezewood 76 70 PENNSYLVANIA Breezewood Business District 3,000 Feet Interstate 70 loop 30 30 70 Interstate 70 Southbound to Baltimore Junction Interstate 76 76 70 Interstate 70 Northbound Exit 161 76 Exit 161 Junction Interstate 70 70Decades later, the social and environmental costs of this arrangement have swollen. I asked the American Transportation Research Institute, which studies congestion using data from GPS trackers on freight trucks, to scrutinize Breezewood. Proposals for a Breezewood bypass — salted with phrases like “ridiculous,” “extreme congestion” and “has been a nightmare for 50 yrs” — rolled in.

Source: New York Times February 06, 2017 10:00 UTC