Editing Cape Cod Canal (section)

=== <span class="anchor" id="Tunnel"></span> Tunnel folklore and proposal ===
A spoof became popular during the late 20th century concerning a fictitious road tunnel, allegedly built in the 1960s, under the Cape Cod Canal.<ref name="netp canal">{{Cite web |url = https://newenglandtravelplanner.com/go/ma/capecod/cape_cod_canal.html |title = Cape Cod Canal |website = New England Travel Planner }}</ref> It came into popular usage in Massachusetts as a commentary on the severe traffic entering and exiting Cape Cod during the summer months. Since 1994, decals have been sold in shops around the Cape as popular souvenirs purporting to be "permits" allowing the bearer to use the tunnel; the popularity of these "permits" briefly led to a lawsuit among several different sellers.<ref>{{cite news |first = Felix |last = Carroll |url = https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/19991002/NEWS01/310029976?start=2 |title = A case of tunnel vision |newspaper = [[Cape Cod Times]] |date = October 2, 1999 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = James |last = Carlson |url = https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20040903/NEWS01/309039941 |title = Sticking around |newspaper = Cape Cod Times |date = September 3, 2004 }}</ref> In 2019, the [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation]] (MassDOT) said that it had studied the idea of adding a tunnel, but had no plans to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.boston.com/cars/local-news/2019/05/24/cape-cod-tunnel/ |url-access =  |title = Why MassDOT dismissed the idea of a Cape Cod tunnel |last = DeCosta-Klipa |first = Nik |date = May 24, 2019 |department = Local news |website = [[The Boston Globe]] |access-date = January 12, 2023 |via = Boston.com |quote = Officials say tunnels pose a lot more challenges compared to bridges, even if people keeping asking. }}</ref>