Change in Route 5 design would open more lakefront, advocates say

Link to August 8 Buffalo News article.

Excerpt:

Opponents of the Southtowns Connector are going to court today with a proposal to change the $55 million highway project and open up more lakefront land.

The four groups trying to block the project filed court papers that, if successful, would require the state to modify its plans so Route 5 becomes an at-grade boulevard.