Monthly Archives: May 2011

Half done

The new stack at the Dallas North Tollway and the Sam Rayburn Tollway in suburban Dallas is a little more than halfway finished. Construction began in February 2010, and the junction is expected to open in March, 2012. This photo was taken yesterday, looking north. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5773420857_d915346a9f_z.jpg

By |2018-01-13T20:40:13-05:00May 30th, 2011|Texas|Comments Off on Half done

The new Florida 293

The initial segment of the first phase of the Mid-Bay Bridge connector (Toll Florida 293) opened to traffic on May 12 from the existing toll plaza at the north end of the Choctawhatchee Bay bridge to Florida 20. The second portion of Phase I will open later this summer and will dump local traffic onto Range Road east of Niceville. The following photos were taken May 13 by AARoads. Toll [...]

By |2018-01-13T20:45:16-05:00May 22nd, 2011|Florida, Highways|Comments Off on The new Florida 293

Interchanges rise…

A quick progress report on two local projects, the Florida 85/Florida 123 interchange improvements and the Mid-Bay Bridge connector, part of the Toll Florida 293 bypass around Niceville. The Florida 85/Florida 123 project is slated to be done by summer of 2012 while the Mid-Bay Bridge connector will be completed in stages over the next three years, with a portion of the first phase opening this Thursday, as posted in [...]

By |2018-01-13T20:47:00-05:00May 9th, 2011|Florida, Highways, Maps|4 Comments

Mariposa part I

Photos from last weekend! I took a trip with ScottB to the town of Mariposa, on highway 49, in the western Sierra foothills. We explored old bridges and wildflowers and green hills and what have you, and a grand old time was had by all. here is the first day. By the side of a road called simply “Old Highway”. It is to the southwest of Mariposa, and branches off [...]

By |2018-01-13T20:48:16-05:00May 4th, 2011|California, Old Trails|7 Comments
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