Comments on: What’s with Pascagoula anyway?

By: Damon Jackson

Damon Jackson — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:15:00 +0000

The problems exist nationwide. Example 1- I-95 in NC (Wilson, Benson, Dunn), I-80 in PA (if the signs read cities like Dubois, Milton, Bloomsburg, they should also read Youngstown to the west and New York City to the east), I-77 in southern Ohio (Marietta, Cambridge), I-76 & I-70 in CO. All these cities need to run concurrent with neighboring states and major cities instead of in one direction with one city and from the opposite direction of that same city another control city that simply bypassing that same city in the opposite direction. Gotta love the interstate in-state highway system!

By: Mark Moore

Mark Moore — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:23:40 +0000

Why not just use Pasacgoula, Biloxi, and New Orleans to avoid confusion and be like I-64 in Hampton Roads with up to 3 control cities at once in both directions. I would think that Pascagoula is bigger than “Dunn” and “Benson” on I-95 in North Carolina.

By: Anthony Gallo

Anthony Gallo — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:56:34 +0000

This is pretty neat. I hadn’t checked this blog in a while but was actually driving to Texas last week via I-65/I-10 and had to pull out my atlas to figure out what this “Pascagoula” was. You’d think the states could communicate to give some sort of universal control cities along a route. This way, when I-65 ends at I-10, I-10 west could be toward “Biloxi/New Orleans” instead of “Pascagoula”.

By: Susan Crump

Susan Crump — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:27:07 +0000

How about adding electronic signs warning of traffic hazards and accidents. These signs should also provide information about alternative routes. I was on I-10 East in East New Orleans the other night trying to get back to Mississippi. The road was closed due to an accident and the police made all cars exit the highway. The only problem was that I had no idea what a safe alternative would be. These electronic signs are all over the northeast U.S. especially on I-95 and they are very helpful.

By: BLAIS

BLAIS — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:50:17 +0000

It might be this reason to…The city of Pascagoula may of asked DOT to keep them as a posted city on the interstate.to keep the city economy up..You would think the signs had to be replaced many times from 1971…and the control city would change..Being a exit on I-10 signing the way to Pascagoula and after that exit the control city would change.

By: Brad S

Brad S — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:34:59 +0000

The example of Pascagoula control signage is proof positive that the Southwestern states were wise in signing their control cities the way they did. For example, drive I-70 to the end @I-15. You will see the following on the sign bridge:

I-15 North: Salt Lake
I-15 South: Las Vegas

Both places everyone needs and wants to go.

Of course, not all states out West are that wise. As any Denver commuter will tell you, E-470, I-225, and I-70 all point toward some truckstop called Limon. Not to mention, I-76 points east toward some meatpacking town called Fort Morgan.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:20:12 +0000

That was a good post.

I noticed today that the control points on US 175 and 2nd Ave and SH 310 are still Sherman. Those are also the roads that happen to go through hardcore ghetto.

By: Urban Prairie Schooner

Urban Prairie Schooner — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:31:45 +0000

Hear hear, I second this motion. Looking at the situation from a historical standpoint, though, makes things a lot clearer. I always wondered what drove LaDOTD and Alabama DOT to use such odd control cities. The signs should at a minimum mention Gulfport and Mobile on eastbound I-10 and Gulfport and New Orleans on westbound I-10.