Unsatisfied with the comprehensive Berger Study conclusions, the pro-road group hired a consultant to find flaws in the study, flaws that could be twisted to support rebuilding the road. Deep in the traffic appendix, there are computer projections of intersection delays, which Berger failed to label “over-capacity.” The pro-road consultant manipulated these projections to produce incredible effects, presuming the delays were real.

The Berger Group correctly put the delay projections in context, concluding that "reopening Klingle Road would produce negligible beneficial improvements to traffic congestion or safety at surrounding intersections." Regarding air quality, the report concluded “it is unlikely that any build option would increase traffic, rather existing traffic patterns would shift, and therefore would not produce adverse short-term or long-term impacts on air quality.”

Recently, DDOT ran additional physical delay counts. The computer generated delays, when compared with the physical delay counts, are 400% greater in delay time. The computer projections were described by Berger engineers as “essentially meaningless and misleading to laypeople.” D.C.’s Bureau of Environmental Quality advised that “any conclusions ... drawn from an analysis based on erroneous data are highly questionable.” The American Lung Association withdrew its ill-considered endorsement of the road plan because it found that they “must rely on sound scientific data as the basis for its conclusion.”.