BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Several University at Buffalo students are weighing in on what they believe are major impacts the Kensington Expressway Project could have on the community.
Students presented their evidence on Friday and explained how the project could be damaging, specifically to East Side residents.
"It's basically just a glorified tunnel," said UB student James Herlihy. "You have to alleviate for cars to release their emissions somewhere that isn't just going to float because then it's concentrated and becomes a health hazard."
UB professor Brad Wales tells 7 News reporter Yoselin Person that the DOT originally planned to cut off the expressway and connect Delaware Park to Martin Luther King Park.
"But they kind of whittled away at those promises or aspirations," said Wales. "Now we're left with something that really isn't that good."
Some of Buffalo's East Side residents feel this project should not go forward.
"I think the environmental impact would be a little too much," said Edward Williams. "Now, it's better to just keep things the way they are. It's still an environmental impact, which is not good, but this is just going to exacerbate the problem."
Click here to see previous reports on the Kensington Expressway project.
