"Highway to Nowhere: Billion-Dollar Bill for California's New Highway Sparks Controversy A new highway project in California is facing criticism over its massive price tag, with a staggering $1 billion of the costs attributed to a reroute around the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene. The monument, which honors the life and legacy of the labor leader Cesar Chavez, is the final resting place of Chavez and his wife Helen. As the state's transportation department pushes forward with the project, community members and environmental groups are speaking out against the costly detour, arguing that it's a waste of taxpayer dollars. With the project's total cost now estimated to be in the billions, questions are being raised about the true priorities behind this highway expansion."
About a billion dollars of that cost stems from a reroute around the resting place of Chavez and his wife at the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene.
