WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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Matt Dellinger is author of “Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway“, the epic tale of one vast and controversial road project. The 1,400-mile extension of I-69 south from Indianapolis, if completed, will connect Canada to Mexico through Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. This so-called NAFTA highway has been in development for two decades, and while segments are under construction today, others may never be built. Eagerly anticipated by many as an economic godsend, I-69 has also been opposed by environmentalists, farmers, ranchers, anarchists, and others who question both the wisdom of building more highways and the merits of globalization.Dellinger spends an hour with journalist Steve Higgs for an examination of the hopes, dreams, and fears surrounding what we build and what we leave behind.
