Would that be an acceptable alternative, or do we still come right back to the same problem? We'd discussed the state of the Michigan economy and her ideas for developing a new high-tech corridor outside Detroit that focuses on homeland security innovation; we went over her ideas for alleviating overcrowding in the state's emergency rooms.
Pretend that you are the writer.
So, I strongly recommend tunnels.
I say this because both relief and free occur in the same paragraph from which the example is taken.