Finished adding all of our backlogged photos for Charlotte and Lee Counties in Southwest Florida by the start of Thanksgiving weekend. Drove around the area over the holiday, documenting some new stretches of road and redriving previous ones. A few projects are ongoing, and others just starting. Along State Road 82, the continuous flow intersection (CFI) with Daniels Parkway/Gunnery Road, both of which are a apart of CR [...]
With the holidays back again, many are hitting the road to visit friends and family across the country. For the last seven years, that means another drive for some of us at AARoads to Southwest Florida along Interstate 75. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we've done a lot of driving on state and county roads throughout Lee and Collier Counties. Our backlog for road photos from Southwest Florida dates back to [...]
Started off this week's sitework with a long overdue update for Interstate 210 at Lake Charles, Louisiana. The old page on southeastroads was originally published back in 2004 and never touched since. The Lake Charles Loop was reshot in 2014, and those photos are finally posted on the site now. Some changes to I-210 since then include the completion of the Cove Lane Interchange project, [...]
Continuing with updates from last week's trip to St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Florida, replaced a number of 2016 photos along Florida State Road 207 eastbound in St. Johns County. Created a new guide for State Road 206 and added 19 photos to the State Road 312 guide posted back in June. SR 207 north of CR 207A at Orange Mills in St. Johns County, Florida. 11/06/19 Crossing [...]
Drove 618 miles across Florida yesterday, covering ground from Orlando north to Daytona Beach and Jacksonville. Looked at progress on the I-4 Ultimate megaproject, which extends northward from SR 435 (Kirkman Road) by Universal Orlando to SR 434 near Longwood. Also checked out the delayed systems interchange project at I-4/95, which the project web site amended the completion date from late 2019 (after it was late 2018 previously) to [...]
Wekiva Parkway construction is fully underway all on remaining sections in Lake and Seminole Counties. Upon completion, the 25 mile long toll road will provide part of a seamless beltway encircling Orlando, connecting with SR 429 along the John Land Expressway southward and with SR 417 along the Seminole Expressway eastward. Associated work (Sections 3A/3B) through Spring 2020 expands portions of SR 46, including a 3.8 mile section from [...]
Texas continues to expand the Interstate system, with a number of additions to the IH 69 corridor at the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, and the Houston area. Visited the Lone Star State earlier this month and drove all completed/signed sections of IH 69 and its branches. Progress is underway to extend the three suffixed branches, with IH 69E the furthest along with construction underway on a number [...]
Nearly one year removed from the first ever Delaware Road Meet, I am finally getting around to updating the Delaware pages on the site with content from last December. The meet took place on December 16, with 19 of us gathering at the Delaware Welcome Center Travel Plaza on Interstate 95 near Newark. After two hours or so of commiserating, divvying out road maps, and consuming Philly cheese steaks [...]
Interstate 895, the Sheridan Expressway in the Bronx, New York, is the latest urban freeway set for removal. Plans to convert the freeway to an at-grade boulevard date back at least to 2011, with formal approval by various agencies in 2017. The $97 million Arthur Sheridan Enhancement Project will reconstruct the central portion of Interstate 895 into an urban arterial, with three signalized intersections built along the current uninterrupted [...]
Had the opportunity this past weekend to check out the First Coast Expressway (State Road 23) joining Middleburg with the west side of Jacksonville, Florida. The new toll road is now fully open, but tolls are not collected at this time due to ongoing drainage construction and final paving. Work also remains underway at the north end of State Road 23, where new ramps are being built between I-10 [...]
