• The argument for Measure T
• The rebuttal to this argument

• The tunnel will be less than one mile long, straight and level, unlike the 4.5 mile freeway bypass which would curve through steep mountainous terrain.

• The tunnel will be seismically stable. Studies show tunnels are safer in earthquakes than the bridges and fills proposed for the freeway bypass.

• The tunnel will eliminate driving hazards of dense coastal fog which would endanger drivers of the freeway bypass, and will comply with all federal and state highway standards.

• The tunnel will have minimal environmental impact. In contrast, the freeway bypass would slash across Montara Mountain, leaving permanent scars visible from Marin County. The freeway bypass would decimate state parkland, destroying campgrounds and an excellent system of hiking and biking trails. Siltation from the freeway bypass cuts and fills would damage local creeks, fisheries, and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Caltrans will not relinquish their outdated, oversized freeway bypass without a clear mandate from the voters. We must tell Caltrans and our San Mateo County Board of Supervisors that we prefer a state-of-the-art and environmentally sensitive solution for Devil's Slide. By voting YES on Measure T, the initiative signed by 34,924 citizens from all over the county, we can preserve our coast and solve the problem of Highway 1 at Devil's Slide for generations to come.

Zoe Kersteen-Tucker Citizens' Alliance for the Tunnel Solution	Carol Mickelsen Business Owner, Half Moon Bay
Melvin B. Lane Former Publisher, Sunset Magazine	Olive Mayer Sierra Club
Pietro Parravano Commercial Fisherman

Like many initiatives, Measure T is full of false promises to fool voters. Its sole purpose is to block solutions to Devil's Slide. And it imposes the will of a small group of outside activists on coastside residents and small business owners who simply want a solution.

FACTS:

• Measure T does guarantee a tunnel will ever be constructed. The initiative simply blocks all other solutions.

• Measure T does not fund a tunnel. And the Feds say there is no money for a tunnel.

• Measure T is opposed by coastside residents and small business owners because it blocks a solution, endangering the safety of their families and jeopardizing their businesses.

• Claims made by Measure T activists are wildly inaccurate.

  The approved and funded bypass is not a six-lane freeway, but rather a "2-lane highway" as stated in the project's environmental impact statement (EIS).

  No environmental analysis has been done for the tunnel. Its potential impact is unknown.

  The bypass offers beautiful coastal vistas and access to McNee Ranch State Park's picnic areas and camp grounds. Its EIS concludes that the road offers the "least impact on the natural environment ..."

• Measure T propoents claim a tunnel is safer than an open road. Remember the Caldicott tunnel fire?

Tom Huening Supervisor, San Mateo County	John Barbour Citizens for Solutions, Not Roadblocks
Mary Ann Sabie Teacher	Pete Fogarty Business Representative, Operating Engineers Local 3
B. J. Burns President, San Mateo County Farm Bureau

Like many initiatives, Measure T is full of false promises to fool voters. Its sole purpose is to block solutions to Devil's Slide. And it imposes the will of a small group of outside activists on coastside residents and small business owners who simply want a solution.

FACTS:

• Measure T does guarantee a tunnel will ever be constructed. The initiative simply blocks all other solutions.

• Measure T does not fund a tunnel. And the Feds say there is no money for a tunnel.

• Measure T is opposed by coastside residents and small business owners because it blocks a solution, endangering the safety of their families and jeopardizing their businesses.

• Claims made by Measure T activists are wildly inaccurate.

  The approved and funded bypass is not a six-lane freeway, but rather a "2-lane highway" as stated in the project's environmental impact statement (EIS).

  No environmental analysis has been done for the tunnel. Its potential impact is unknown.

  The bypass offers beautiful coastal vistas and access to McNee Ranch State Park's picnic areas and camp grounds. Its EIS concludes that the road offers the "least impact on the natural environment ..."

• Measure T propoents claim a tunnel is safer than an open road. Remember the Caldicott tunnel fire?

Tom Huening Supervisor, San Mateo County	John Barbour Citizens for Solutions, Not Roadblocks
Mary Ann Sabie Teacher	Pete Fogarty Business Representative, Operating Engineers Local 3
B. J. Burns President, San Mateo County Farm Bureau

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