For whom the toll tolls

The Federal Highway Administration has agreed with Texas state transportation officials and has ordered the Texas Department of Transportation to immediately stop work on construction of new toll lanes for US HIghway 281 outside 1604, in the San Antonio market. Tex-DOT had requested federal intervention in the face of a lawsuit filed by environmental groups seeking a permanent halt to the construction. A letter from assistant FHA Administrator Achille Alonzi to Tex-DOT Executive Director Michael Behrens says 'our prior environmental clearances on the two US 281 projects are hereby withdrawn in recognition of the issues raised by the public,' most significantly, whether the construction projects violate federal and state environmental laws. Hmmmm, motorists won that battle, but who is winning the war for adequate roads? Your comment?