 The freeway was estimated by the highway department to cost $60 million (1969 USD) and to be finished around 1985.The proposal lasted through the 1970s, along with a cost adjustment in 1972, inflating the amount to construct the freeway at $101 million (1972 USD).By the end of the 1970s, the Route 38 freeway was facing opposition and limited resources, so the project was shelved.