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jtpo95 t1_je7debk wrote

the highway project was called the “Southern Connector,” and without that information the joke is non-existent.

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wargleboo t1_je7o5in wrote

The joke is the pile of rusty furniture that is somehow labeled as an "attraction."

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sixteenpoundblanket t1_je7fupb wrote

The Southern Connector is still not built.

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Twombls t1_je7rj86 wrote

Its under construction rn

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sixteenpoundblanket t1_je7vrr3 wrote

It was under construction in the 80s too. Not holding my breath.

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Twombls t1_je7ww72 wrote

Eh its like actually full rolling now. They've cleared out all the land they never cleared out and are working on leveling it and will start paving in june I believe.

Personally im against the project because building a highway downtown is just stupid in 2022.

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sixteenpoundblanket t1_je81dxc wrote

I agree it seems like a dumb project at this point. It doesn't exactly get you downtown either. It will dump you into the middle of one of the most congested streets in the city. Why would anyone choose this route over just going from I-189 directly onto Shelburne Road? Maybe tourists going to the waterfront.

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Eternally65 t1_jebbseh wrote

Isn't there a problem with toxic waste on the proposed site?

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sixteenpoundblanket t1_jebvk92 wrote

The barge canal area on Pine Street is a Superfund site. It had remediation stuff done, has restrictions on use and so on. It's not in the way of the current parkway plan.

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Eternally65 t1_jec0mwr wrote

I see. The barge canal is north of the parkway, then? ( As far as I am able to tell)

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huebomont t1_je7z6zc wrote

Building a highway straight into a downtown has never been regretted! Definitely something to eagerly anticipate.

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Seraph062 t1_jeas7qp wrote

Does a 2-lane road with a 25mph speed limit really count as a "highway"?

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huebomont t1_jeaticx wrote

It’s an interstate extensions designated as such so yeah I would guess so

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Xarcert t1_je7xbx0 wrote

I saw a more recent picture from a friend and it's surrounded by a parking lot now. Very much a tourist attraction.

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strongbob25 t1_je86b4m wrote

I’ve been there and it tall

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moonyeti t1_je9o6jo wrote

I remember coming across this as a kid, thinking it was just a funny art piece. I had no idea until reading this that it was in response to the slow progress on the southern connector.

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Twombls t1_je7rllu wrote

And they moved it last year because the highway is now under construction.

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Fleabagx35 t1_jea5ojo wrote

This is neat! I’m still waiting for an explanation on the Whale Tails, if anyone knows.

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ClearlyDoesntGetIt t1_jeacw7k wrote

It's literally next to train tracks on a residential street next to nothing

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Prometheus357 t1_je7jyz1 wrote

Saw that in passing to my honeymoon there’s a rad little antique store around the corner from it.

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Nightgaun7 t1_je80z9j wrote

Oh boy, we sure do need another bypass!

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_je7lsmk wrote

Generally I find modern art displays stupid, and a massive waste of money.

This however; is awesome. What art should be.

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wargleboo t1_je7dgpy wrote

How could stacking some office garbage be in response to a highway extension delay?

It's just an ugly pile of shit in a little town.

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Green-Dancer t1_je7hzak wrote

Hey man, don't be so harsh on yourself.

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wargleboo t1_je7kkbv wrote

I am NOT a highway extension delay.

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Shadow3114 t1_je7n6c1 wrote

But maybe if you are extra nice, you might just turn into one

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ub3rh4x0rz t1_jeb6vpx wrote

It's not all that complicated to infer that it mocks bureaucracy

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wargleboo t1_jed07lj wrote

It's just an ugly piece of "art." It can mock whatever it wants. It's been mocking the city of Burlington for years. People can make whatever they want, for whatever reasons they espouse. And I'm allowed to say it's fucking stupid. I mean, have you seen that thing in person? It's not worth the time you and I have spent typing about it.

Burlington is covered with garbage that self-righteous idiots claim to be "art" with a "message."

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