Comments on: Stretch of Interstate 69 open in Mississippi http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/ Road news. Pictures. Crazed ranting. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wesley http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-34667 Wesley Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:24:04 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-34667 With I-69 opening in MS, will MS Hwy 69 in Columbus be renumbered, like other state highway numbers that were renumbered when I-10, I-20, etc. were built? With I-69 opening in MS, will MS Hwy 69 in Columbus be renumbered, like other state highway numbers that were renumbered when I-10, I-20, etc. were built?

]]> By: Alex http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-29621 Alex Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:51:30 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-29621 The aerials on Mapquest a more up to date than those on Google, though both clearly show the path of Corridor X to Cherry Avenue in Forestdale in Alabama. I see no construction on future Interstate 269 on either site in Mississippi at this time. The aerials on Mapquest a more up to date than those on Google, though both clearly show the path of Corridor X to Cherry Avenue in Forestdale in Alabama. I see no construction on future Interstate 269 on either site in Mississippi at this time.

]]> By: David http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-29485 David Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:41:44 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-29485 Just a note about future I-22, you can view aerial progress at Google earth, although I don't know how current their images will be. Just a note about future I-22, you can view aerial progress at Google earth, although I don’t know how current their images will be.

]]> By: Dan http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-15583 Dan Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:13:03 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-15583 The next SIU that will make it to construction in Mississippi will more than likely be SIU 9 (I-269), which will continue east from the present I-69/I-55 interchange, then swing north to the Tennessee state line. Mississippi is borrowing money from Marshall and DeSoto Counties to get the highway built sooner, instead of waiting for federal funds that will likely never come. As for I-69 itself, it will follow I-55 north to the Tennessee state line, then follow I-240 through Memphis. As for the infighting in Indiana, there is a small, but very loud handful of extreme liberals that oppose the present routing over new terrain, claiming the route will result in "catastrophic" environmental impacts. If one looks at the maps where I-69 will go will see that the highway will be several miles from any areas consered to be environmentally sensitive. It's really a few wealthy landowners along the proposed route employing environmental crazies and lawyers from all over the country to make it look like the highway is unpopular. The next SIU that will make it to construction in Mississippi will more than likely be SIU 9 (I-269), which will continue east from the present I-69/I-55 interchange, then swing north to the Tennessee state line. Mississippi is borrowing money from Marshall and DeSoto Counties to get the highway built sooner, instead of waiting for federal funds that will likely never come. As for I-69 itself, it will follow I-55 north to the Tennessee state line, then follow I-240 through Memphis.

As for the infighting in Indiana, there is a small, but very loud handful of extreme liberals that oppose the present routing over new terrain, claiming the route will result in “catastrophic” environmental impacts. If one looks at the maps where I-69 will go will see that the highway will be several miles from any areas consered to be environmentally sensitive. It’s really a few wealthy landowners along the proposed route employing environmental crazies and lawyers from all over the country to make it look like the highway is unpopular.

]]> By: Robert Todd http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-9636 Robert Todd Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:09:34 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-9636 Is US 51 from Memphis, Tennessee to Western Kentucky [Paducah area] the proposed route of I-69? Will Interstate 69 join Interstate 24 through the that area as it moves toward its Indiana connection? If this is true, then I assume that US 51 not up to Interstate standards as of yet? And this is why US 51 hsa not been signed as Interstate 69? Is US 51 from Memphis, Tennessee to Western Kentucky [Paducah area] the proposed route of I-69? Will Interstate 69 join Interstate 24 through the that area as it moves toward its Indiana connection? If this is true, then I assume that US 51 not up to Interstate standards as of yet? And this is why US 51 hsa not been signed as Interstate 69?

]]> By: John http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-8041 John Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:38:22 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-8041 Thanks Randy! So the construction is just a few miles away from I-65 connection. What all is going to go into the I-65/Future i-22 freeway junction itself? Any Ideas? As for I-69, I recently drove through the completed I-55/I-69 junction from Memphis. I was in a hurry and was unable to drive the new route to Tunica unfortunately. The junction was simple and functional...yet refined and eyepleasing. The junction is a freeway-to-freeway Diamond style. The entry and exit ramps were situated very far from the mainlines...all up to modern freeway Interstate standards. Plenty of room for future expansion in all directions. It ends in a stub on the eastern side...i suppose that will be where I-269 will eventually connect. Does anyone know when the next I-69 SIU will commence construction? In any state? By the way, whats all the I-69 fuss about in Indiana? lawsuits and such? Thanks Randy! So the construction is just a few miles away from I-65 connection. What all is going to go into the I-65/Future i-22 freeway junction itself? Any Ideas?

As for I-69, I recently drove through the completed I-55/I-69 junction from Memphis.
I was in a hurry and was unable to drive the new route to Tunica unfortunately.
The junction was simple and functional…yet refined and eyepleasing. The junction is a freeway-to-freeway Diamond style. The entry and exit ramps were situated very far from the mainlines…all up to modern freeway Interstate standards. Plenty of room for future expansion in all directions. It ends in a stub on the eastern side…i suppose that will be where I-269 will eventually connect.

Does anyone know when the next I-69 SIU will commence construction? In any state?
By the way, whats all the I-69 fuss about in Indiana? lawsuits and such?

]]> By: Froggie http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-6238 Froggie Tue, 22 May 2007 03:37:47 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-6238 http://www.ajfroggie.com/roads/alexits/i65c-exits.htm About halfway between the 41st Ave interchange and the US 31 Fultondale interchange....more or less near milemarker 265. http://www.ajfroggie.com/roads/alexits/i65c-exits.htm

About halfway between the 41st Ave interchange and the US 31 Fultondale interchange….more or less near milemarker 265.

]]> By: Randy http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-6153 Randy Sun, 20 May 2007 01:23:13 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-6153 To John, to see I-22 construction, take exit 264 on I-65, go west about three lights, turn right and go about a mile and you'll run smack into I-22 construction. To John,
to see I-22 construction, take exit 264 on I-65, go west about three lights, turn right and go about a mile and you’ll run smack into I-22 construction.

]]> By: Randy http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-6152 Randy Sun, 20 May 2007 01:20:12 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-6152 I-22 construction has reached a point just out of sight of I-65 north of Birmingham. The stretch from Jasper to Cherry Avenue (just 3 miles from I=65) is having final paving, striping, lights, and signage done and could open by fall of this year. As far as AASHTO not going ahead and signing it officially as I=22, I wonder how North Carolina gets away with signing a stretch south of Greensboro as I-73 ( not future either)? There is no I-73 connection anywhere. I-22 construction has reached a point just out of sight of I-65 north of Birmingham. The stretch from Jasper to Cherry Avenue (just 3 miles from I=65) is having final paving, striping, lights, and signage done and could open by fall of this year. As far as AASHTO not going ahead and signing it officially as I=22, I wonder how North Carolina gets away with signing a stretch south of Greensboro as I-73 ( not future either)? There is no I-73 connection anywhere.

]]> By: John http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2006/10/27/stretch-of-interstate-69-open-in-mississippi/comment-page-1/#comment-5207 John Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:17:37 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=41#comment-5207 I think its great that I-69 has finally opened in Mississippi. While I still have not had the opportunity to travel it yet, I hope to sooner or later, the fact that MS was able to get such an enormous, expensive roadway up and running so quickly, while its fellow states from TX to IN have thus far done very little, was nothing short of a miracle. Even KY, which plans on using some its existing, albiet former tollroads for its I-69 portion, has thus far done very little to get things rolling on this ambitious project. Hell KY, already has interstate connections with I-24, why don't they push ahead with signage changes? Back to MS, I understand that the roadway is supposed to be extended to the east of I-55 all the way to the TN state line (and beyond) as Interstate 269. In theory, this extension, when completed, would give the necessary interstate connection to future I-22, so that the corridor would become "official I-22". However, as I-269, nor Alabama's connection to I-65, are likely to occur in the near future, AASHTO, in all their infinite wisdom, will not grant US 78 the "I-22" moniker. I read a few months, that Alabama DOT has finally begun preliminary construction processess of a new interchange with I-65/future I-22, which means construction should begin this spring. According to an AlDOT official: "...resemble a bowl of spaghetti...". I suppose thats because the connection will occur in hilly terrain. Everytime I drive along I-65 north of Birmingham, I look for signs (both literal and imaginary) of where the corridor will interchange. I've seen none. No clearcutting, no orange barrels, no "Future I-22 Interchange" roadsigns, nothing. Where will it go? Milemarkers anyone? I think its great that I-69 has finally opened in Mississippi. While I still have not had the opportunity to travel it yet, I hope to sooner or later, the fact that MS was able to get such an enormous, expensive roadway up and running so quickly, while its fellow states from TX to IN have thus far done very little, was nothing short of a miracle. Even KY, which plans on using some its existing, albiet former tollroads for its I-69 portion, has thus far done very little to get things rolling on this ambitious project. Hell KY, already has interstate connections with I-24, why don’t they push ahead with signage changes?

Back to MS, I understand that the roadway is supposed to be extended to the east of I-55 all the way to the TN state line (and beyond) as Interstate 269. In theory, this extension, when completed, would give the necessary interstate connection to future I-22, so that the corridor would become “official I-22″.

However, as I-269, nor Alabama’s connection to I-65, are likely to occur in the near future, AASHTO, in all their infinite wisdom, will not grant US 78 the “I-22″ moniker.

I read a few months, that Alabama DOT has finally begun preliminary construction processess of a new interchange with I-65/future I-22, which means construction should begin this spring. According to an AlDOT official: “…resemble a bowl of spaghetti…”. I suppose thats because the connection will occur in hilly terrain.

Everytime I drive along I-65 north of Birmingham, I look for signs (both literal and imaginary) of where the corridor will interchange. I’ve seen none. No clearcutting, no orange barrels, no “Future I-22 Interchange” roadsigns, nothing. Where will it go? Milemarkers anyone?

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