Is a ‘Super Highway 54′ needed
Friends are calling about destruction of our formerly picturesque Highway 54 from Kingman to Pratt. Historically this road from Wichita through Pratt to Greensburg was known as the old Cannonball Stagecoach Road. Later, in the 1930’s, Eleanor Roosevelt encouraged planting a forest of shelter belts along major Kansas highways including Highways 54 and 50, to fight dust storms and provide habitat for wild animals.
So on Thursday, March 19th, I visited the portion of Highway 54 between Kingman and Pratt where construction is currently underway. Frankly I was shocked and sickened by what I saw. This formerly picturesque Highway 54 roadway is being scraped flat by giant earth movers. The eighty year old Eleanor Roosevelt shelter belts along Highway 54 are being destroyed and burned in huge bonfires by KDOT contractors. Giant earth movers are clawing their way through the ancient Ninnescah River alluvial wetlands along Highway 54 east of Cunningham.
Related Posts:
- Push for More Transit Funding Could Spark Transportation Spending Battle: CQ Politics
- NBC: NYC Starts Charging Rent at Homeless Shelters
- The Star on Half Way Home Pet Adoptions: Under new management, animal shelter gets a makeover
- Poll: Only 31% Believe Americans Environmentally Aware
- AFP-Kansas prepares transportation policy primer for legislators, taxpayers
Tags: Highway 54, Kingman, Pratt
