the road in its surroundings
Whenever a new large scale project like this one is undertaken, there is the
danger that too much of the original surroundings are lost in the attempt to fit
the new into the old situation. In this process the original infrastructure is
adapted to the direction and character of the road - drainage ditches are added
and lines of trees are planted along its axis. In this way the accent is moved
from the rural landscape to the throughway. Much damage has already been done
following this strain of thought. But this is not all - after the engineers have
gone, an even more damaging phase is provoked and eventually even encouraged -
the areas bordering the road are adapted to it and before too many years have
passed the original unity is split in half and invaded by a new entity - the
road environment.
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