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the truth

 

comes at us right at the beginning of the story:

 

"The $152 million I-35W Access Project all started five years ago with an effort to get new ramps at 26th and 28th streets, making easier freeway connections for Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 800 E. 28th St.

 

"That is all I had in mind back then," said Tom Johnson, who, in 1997, was a consultant with Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Allina Hospitals and Clinics. "That is all we wanted to do. That was our project."

 

- from the Southwest Journal story on the Excess Project "Driving the I-35W Access Project" by Scott Russell, published January 2003. Read the whole article here >>

 

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