More residents offer opinions about Highway 2

HARLEM - Highway 2 Association president Bob Sivertsen said at a public meeting Thursday that he wanted to end this week's series of meetings about widening U.S. Highway 2 to four lanes on an optimistic note.

"It can happen, but it's up to us," he told about 30 people in Harlem on Thursday night.

Sivertsen said supporters of 4 for 2 need to give the Federal Highway Administration good, factual reasons why the highway should be widened to four lanes.

"If we don't, that's our own fault," he said.

The meeting was the fourth in a series to collect public comment on a draft environmental impact sta...