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The road also has to be safe by modern standards - AASHTO standards - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. These can be very involved in a project like Klingle. They require barriers and curbs and those need deep concrete footings to hold them. Very many trees will need to be felled to construct the road, and construction damage to even more tree's roots will spell slow death for many more trees. Many of the doomed trees are on federal parkland, which is protected by a series of laws.
David
Murphy, also speaking at the Nov '00 meeting
representing the National Park Service said: "The
National Park Service is confronted with a continuing and
constant level of work to preserve that valley. We have worked
with the District of Columbia for approximately that last twenty
years, looking at various schemes for restoration of their roles
which is a narrow band within the broader sections and adjoining
park land. The alternative that was studied in 1991 created a
requirement for an extensive number of trees to be removed in
that construction. However, alternatives that we have seen that
involve pavement appear to require use of parkland and/or in a
direct or indirect injury impacts, i.e., loss of trees and
affect on the drainage and grading of that Park. The National
Park Service cannot support or encourage the District of
Columbia to pursue a paved solution in this valley and they are
committed to providing access for infrastructure such as storm
water and gas lines"
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