Even IF you liked widening highways, this is only an approach road to a tunnel with another adjacent approach road causing the backup with traffic lights in front of it leading to a congested city. If they really wanted to increase their throughput in the slightest, They should make a bus only lane or at the very least, bury the highway in front of the current tunnel portal to allow development on top. At least then you can pay for it without tax dollars or at least less tax dollars.