The first sighting of Clearview font used on highway signs was reported to us recently along Interstate 95 in Delaware. New signs are being installed along the southbound (westbound) stretch of the freeway in conjunction with the "5th Lane Project". Widening of the freeway is underway between Exit 4 (Delaware 1 & 7) and Exit 5 (U.S. 202 south & Delaware 141). A new overhead features Clearview font [...]
Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority Have you heard about this group? It was created by the 2005 Florida Legislature and consists of an eight member board including a member from each coastal county within the Panhandle. Their agenda is the planning of future transportation needs along the U.S. 98 corridor and feeder/connector routes to the north. There's a number of projects included in their Master Plan found at http://www.nwftca.com/MP_Phase2/NFTCA-Master-Plan-2007.pdf Notable [...]
Florida 23 north at the future First Coast Expressway Update on the Branan Field-Chaffee Expressway, well not much has changed, construction has progressed a little on the future freeway connector and interchange between Florida 23 and Interstate 10. This scene however, looks identical to December 2007. Touted as Segment 2 of the overall project, work began January 16, 2007 and is expected to be completed by next [...]
What began as a local river crossing in 1935, the Interstate 74 & U.S. 6 bridges (Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge) across the Mississippi River between Moline and Davenport are reaching the end of their life span. Though never built to Interstate standards, the 1935-northbound bridge and 1959-built southbound span were added to the Interstate system in 1974. Each suspension bridge carries two lanes without left or right-hand shoulders. The safety issues [...]
Peoria includes two Interstates, the main route through the city, I-74, and the bypass route, I-474. Lets take a look at the two and more... Interstate 74 cuts a swath through the downtown area, meandering along a curved path from junction Interstate 474 & Illinois 6 northwest of the city to a brief depressed section of freeway near the central business district. A high-level cantilever bridge carries the freeway across [...]
Dubbed the Congestion Relief Project, the Illinois Tollway system, an integral part of Chicagoland's highway network, is a series of construction projects aimed at modernizing and expanding the multiple-route system in northern Illinois. The overall project was approved in September 2004. Interstate 355 northbound at Illinois 171. One of the main aspects of the project was the modernization of the 20 main line toll collecting facilities. Work [...]
Most of our Tennessee coverage is now online, including more photos of Interstate 40 east of Knoxville and Interstate 75 north of Knoxville, all courtesy of Carter Buchanan in 2005. Also for those unaware, Interstate 40 is set to close for 14 months near downtown Knoxville as part of the SmartFix project. Smartfix is a complete reconstruction of an almost two-mile stretch of freeway and viaduct. Some information regarding that project and an [...]
Adding another new state to the Midwest section, North Dakota @ AARoads covers photos taken last April in and around the Fargo area. Coverage mainly focuses on Interstate 29 & U.S. 81, Interstate 94 & U.S. 52, and Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10. Both freeways expand to six lanes through Fargo, with the expansion project of Interstate 29 still underway that includes a redesign of the 52nd Avenue [...]
We've updated our South Dakota highway guides to include photos taken last April in southeast and northeastern parts of the state, including the city of Sioux Falls. New guides cover 100 miles or so of Interstate 29, Interstate 90 east from I-29 to Minnesota, some of the Business, or "Downtown", Loop and Spurs in Sioux Falls, and the Interstate 229 loop freeway. The new guides join the original Rapid City [...]
New Interstate 40 Interstate 73, a road locally known as Painter Boulevard, is now open to traffic southwest of Greensboro. Traffic cones and other barriers were removed the morning of February 21, 2008 on the newest section of North Carolina Interstate, a 7.5-mile stretch of freeway between Future Interstate 73 & 840 near Piedmont Triad International Airport and Interstate 85 & Business Loop Interstate 85 south of the city. Interstate 85 south [...]
