Road to Nowhere?

Last night on the news they talked about this road that is being planned/built in Africa that is supposed to cut clear across the serengeti, the valuable and unique habititat of some of our favorite fellow species, including; lions, elephants, giraffes, zebra, cheetahs, gazelle, wildebeast, etc.
The reason for this road is to transport materials from a mine in Tanzania, materials that will be used to make cell phones. Do we really think it is worth it to sacrifice this beautiful place, and all its wonderful creatures for cell phones?! Isn't that kinda greedy and heartless? Even if it isn't, I think there are two much better options. I'll try to explain.

1. BUILD A FREAKING AIRPORT IN TANZANIA!!!!! Is building a huge/long road really better/more cost effective than building an airport? Have they tried this? Even thought of it? I don't know... if start-up money is an issue maybe they could elicit donations? Anyway... I think this would solve the problem nicely.

2. Build an "eco-road." This would be a more expensive option, but could be really cool if done right. For all of you who have been to Sea World you know about the shark encounter, and the penguin exhibit. Think of those as proto- "eco-roads." What I think is instead of a road they could build sort of a giant tunnel that would look on the outside just like a kind of linear hill across the serengeti. They could plant the top with native flora (yes this works with animals, they already have them), and my idea (I don't know if this would work...) but perhaps they could put in a kind of see-through material in certain spots, like little windows. That way tourists could pay to drive through the "eco-road" and get to see all the animals in their natural habitats from the comfort of their own vehicles, and perfectly safe for both animals and people. Expensive, yeah... do-able, maybe... cool DEFINITELY...

Well, I personally think the people who decided to build this road are a bunch of total jerks and morons, but seriously... AN AIRPORT!!! AT LEAST!!!

So... instead of killing the environment and the tourist trade with a stupid and lazy road... why not build something good and constructive, like an airport, or an "eco-road." That's my idea. :)