Interstate 22

[codyg1985]

Maybe Arkansas will petition an extension of US 78 through some county seats that don't have access to a US route so that US 78 won't be decommissioned. 

[codyg1985]

Updates on the I-22 signage in Mississippi: I-22 shields have been posted on the mainline between Fulton and Tupelo. US 78 is also posted along with I-22. The BGS signs at the US 45/I-22 interchange have US 78 greened out and replaced with I-22 shields, with no mention of US 78.

EDIT: Here is a picture of one of the sign assemblies.

[mvak36]

Anyone have any updates on the I-22 / I-65 interchange or Coalburg Road paving?

Here are some updated pictures from the I-22/65 construction. It actually looks like they are getting closer each day.

When is the 22/65 interchange supposed to be completed? I tried looking online and couldn't find an end date for that project?

[codyg1985]

I think the completion date was supposed to be late this year, but that probably won't happen. Even if it did, the paving work from Coalburg Road to I-65 is a separate project and it won't wrap up until spring.

[mvak36]

Thanks. I guess if they're still installing bridge girders, then the project won't be done till at least next spring.

[Georgia]

I haven't been that way in a month, but they need to progress on the 22E to 65S bridge to make me feel good about this interchange being done sometime before 2020.  Coalburg Road is great to drive on; now if only they would re-pave Daniel Payne, ALDOT would really have something.

[Henry]

Updates on the I-22 signage in Mississippi: I-22 shields have been posted on the mainline between Fulton and Tupelo. US 78 is also posted along with I-22. The BGS signs at the US 45/I-22 interchange have US 78 greened out and replaced with I-22 shields, with no mention of US 78.

EDIT: Here is a picture of one of the sign assemblies.

Well, at least that's a start.

[lordsutch]

Just FYI, as of today I-22 shields are posted consistently westbound in reassurance markers from the Alabama state line to at least exit 18. The pull through on the C/D road at the Toyota plant has also been patched, and I-22 is marked on the BGS at the loop ramp from US 45 north to I-22 west. Meanwhile, Alabama still hasn't fixed the pull-throughs westbound at AL 118 west and eastbound at AL 118 east.

Also the 60 mph zone through New Albany is finally no more.

[msunat97]

Made my annual trek down 78 / I22 last week.  I love the new Coalburg road.  very nice!  From the Coalburg road overpass you can see some base layer paving ongoing.  i hope this is completed soon.  Looks as if ADOT will need to resurface some other areas of I22 in the near future however.

[Wayward Memphian]

Maybe Arkansas will petition an extension of US 78 through some county seats that don't have access to a US route so that US 78 won't be decommissioned. 

Arkansas needs to push for I-22 being extended across Arkansas using a combination of   

Fully upgrade Lamar in Memphis

Build a connector complete with new bridge from uS63/I-55 interchange to,Millington Tenn to Future I-65

Use use a combination of US 63 and US 412 to extend I-22 to Siloam Springs

And... if Oklahoma wants to extend it to I-35 or even Enid they can upgrade US412 as well.

[codyg1985]

Extending either I-22 or I-269 across the Mississippi into Arkansas and then terminating at I-40 around the US 79 interchange could bode well for traffic around Memphis.

[The Ghostbuster]

I'm not an administrator, but fictional things, such as extensions, belong in Fictional Highways.

[tidecat]

From Alabama's ABC 33/40:


http://abc3340.com/news/local/when-will-i-22-be-completed-exclusive-look-at-work-taking-place

[Wayward Memphian]

Extending either I-22 or I-269 across the Mississippi into Arkansas and then terminating at I-40 around the US 79 interchange could bode well for traffic around Memphis.

The casinos would sure love it.

[msunat97]

I'm not an administrator, but fictional things, such as extensions, belong in Fictional Highways.

I-22 feels "fictional" to some degree with all of the delays.  Once the I-65 interchange is finished, will they be able to sign the entire section since there is no interstate termination on the Western end?

[codyg1985]

I'm not an administrator, but fictional things, such as extensions, belong in Fictional Highways.

I-22 feels "fictional" to some degree with all of the delays.  Once the I-65 interchange is finished, will they be able to sign the entire section since there is no interstate termination on the Western end?

It is already signed along its entire length.

[The Ghostbuster]

I stand by my comment. Any talk of Interstate 22 being extended in any direction should be place in Fictional Highways.

[TrevorB]

I don't know if it would make much sense to make an entirely new thread for a minor comment about a possible (and eventually, not completely out of the question) extension. As a moderator on many other forums I wouldn't have a problem with it if it was me. I think the thread being derailed is more of a problem .

[SteveG1988]

Right now the hypothetical part is fictional, will it or will it not be 78 for the future. Will it or will it not end at 269, etc. All of this can change on a moment's notice, like i-295 in NJ instead of 195 being extended.

[golden eagle]

Maybe this question was already asked and I'm too lazy to look, but has it been determined what control cities Alabama and Mississippi will use on I-22? At the western terminus, I could see Mississippi using both Tupelo and Birmingham, like the way I-55 uses Grenada/Memphis and McComb/New Orleans. However, I believe Alabama will only use Memphis.

[lordsutch]

Maybe this question was already asked and I'm too lazy to look, but has it been determined what control cities Alabama and Mississippi will use on I-22? At the western terminus, I could see Mississippi using both Tupelo and Birmingham, like the way I-55 uses Grenada/Memphis and McComb/New Orleans. However, I believe Alabama will only use Memphis.

Currently Tupelo is used on overhead pull-through signs from Jasper west in AL. Jasper is used as the control city for traffic entering at Coalburg Rd.

Eastbound the only city used on overheads is Birmingham, both in Mississippi (at MS 25 south) and Alabama.

There are covered signs already installed at the I-65 interchange; my assumption is that, like existing US 78 signs from the interstates in Birmingham, Memphis is the control city ALDOT has used.

[Tomahawkin]

I have to go through there this week. They need more Truck Stops on 22 outside of Birmingham. The one off of Daniel Payne Blvd on the temp. Access to I22 is hell to get in and out of. Plus there are no food options....

[Charles2]

I have to go through there this week. They need more Truck Stops on 22 outside of Birmingham. The one off of Daniel Payne Blvd on the temp. Access to I22 is hell to get in and out of. Plus there are no food options....

There is a Pilot (I think) in Jasper at Exit 65, about 30 miles NW of Birmingham.  Easy access, at least for passenger vehicles.  Not sure how it would be for commercial traffic.

[Charles2]

Maybe this question was already asked and I'm too lazy to look, but has it been determined what control cities Alabama and Mississippi will use on I-22? At the western terminus, I could see Mississippi using both Tupelo and Birmingham, like the way I-55 uses Grenada/Memphis and McComb/New Orleans. However, I believe Alabama will only use Memphis.

Currently Tupelo is used on overhead pull-through signs from Jasper west in AL. Jasper is used as the control city for traffic entering at Coalburg Rd.

Eastbound the only city used on overheads is Birmingham, both in Mississippi (at MS 25 south) and Alabama.

There are covered signs already installed at the I-65 interchange; my assumption is that, like existing US 78 signs from the interstates in Birmingham, Memphis is the control city ALDOT has used.

I've seen lower case "p"'s peaking through some of the covered signs where wind gusts have loosened the covering.  Could it be Jasper?  Let's hope not.  Tupelo? A fairly logical choice.  Memphis? The obvious choice.  But remember: Alabama is the state that has trailblazers to I-20, I-59 and I-65 along every assurance marker for I-459.  (Never figured out why).  Alabama is also the state that uses Gadsden as the control city for I-59 heading northward out of Birmingham, rather than Chattanooga.

[lordsutch]

I have to go through there this week. They need more Truck Stops on 22 outside of Birmingham. The one off of Daniel Payne Blvd on the temp. Access to I22 is hell to get in and out of. Plus there are no food options....

There is a Pilot (I think) in Jasper at Exit 65, about 30 miles NW of Birmingham.  Easy access, at least for passenger vehicles.  Not sure how it would be for commercial traffic.

The Pilot in Jasper has a McDonald's and a Subway; there's also a Cracker Barrel next to the car dealership. There's also a cluster of services at exit 30, although restaurant options are scarce.

I'm not sure where you'd be able to put much more along I-22; most of the exits are in hilly areas where it'd be hard to build a decent-sized truck stop. Something at exit 7 west of Hamilton would probably do well, though.

Once you get into Mississippi where the road is more established there are more options.