State Highway Board v. Erickson

The City of Rutland is badly in need of relief from traffic congestion because it is a busy community at the intersection of U.S. Route 4 and 7. There is no disagreement as to that need. It is tragic that it must be delayed. This is especially true in the presence of an undisputed finding that, “It is necessary to remove traffic from the Rutland City streets to increase the safety there.”

The Legislature has already recognized this and has ordered action. No. 379 of the Public Acts of 1967 (Adj. Sess.) provides in section 1(6):

The preparation of plans for belt-line highways at Rutland and…