Goodbye 579. I miss you.
One of the greatest benefits of Rialto Street is the easy access to go North on Rt 28, South on Rt 28 or across the 31st St. Bridge. Ok, so now we have to drive down Troy Hill Road to go in all three of those directions, not so bad you might say….
But closing Rialto Street denies access to the 579 Bypass. It means that to access it, you must first drive north on 279, exit and head south on 279 to access 579. Or you have to drive through downtown to access either the Liberty Bridge and Tunnels or 376 East. And when traffic is snarled for morning and evening rush hour or because of flooding or some other reason, it is more vehicles snarling downtown when they could bypass all of it.
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