The first section of Maryland’s 6-lane toll freeway the Intercounty Connector opened yesterday. The project, which has some of the highest tolls in the United States, has its own website complete with interactive maps. It is the first new freeway in the Washington DC area in several decades.
February 2011
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Tue 15 Feb 2011
The Amstutz Expressway (known as “the Amstutz” and “the road to nowhere”) is a portion of Illinois State Route 137 north of Chicago that runs along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Originally intended to be a relief route for I-94 and run from Chicago north into Wisconsin, the road was never completed and today only small two portions exist: a short stretch in North Chicago and another through Waukegan. The North Chicago portion was renamed in 2010 after mayor Bobby Thompson.
Amstutz northbound at Grand Ave in Waukegan, January 2011.
Fri 11 Feb 2011
Going Mobile
Posted by Alex under Alabama , Highways , Interstate Highways , U. S. HighwaysNo Comments
Working on another overhaul of our Mobile, Alabama area guides to coincide with an overall update for our Baldwin County ones. Getting to here quite often leads to our noticing of several small changes to signs and roads. Our latest round of updates reflects some of these…
The latest Clearview sign to appear on a Mobile area Interstate, this of a westbound mileage sign posted along Interstate 10 in Baldwin County.
More 2010 (and some from January 2011) photos have been added to both westbound guides of Interstate 10 in Alabama, Interstate 65 north and 165, U.S. 43, U.S. 45 north, U.S. 90 east, U.S. 98 west, Alabama 188 as well.
The first roundabout in Mobile County opened to traffic in October 2010. This traffic circle differs from most in that it handles movements between five roads.
New roads opened in the Mobile area during 2010 include Air Terminal Drive, linking Mobile Regional Airport with Dawes Road, an extension of Grelot Road west to Dawes Road at Air Terminal Drive and the extension of Nevius Road, linking Alabama 193 (Rangeline Road) with Hillcrest Road and the Main Line Street viaduct connecting Virginia Street with Ezra Trice Boulevard.
Sun 6 Feb 2011
The R9 ring road in Charleroi, Belgium runs pretty close to the city center. What makes it unique is that the entire freeway is one-way, an idea which may work well in other places.
Photo by Chris Stegehuis, used with permission.
Tue 1 Feb 2011
and Providence Plantations
Posted by Justin under Highways , Interstate Highways , Rhode Island1 Comment
Here is a look at I-95 in Rhode Island as it appeared in 1982. I-195 was recently re-routed in the “Iway” project, and the old ROW is currently being demolished.
Photo by Dave Watts, used with permission.