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Southeast / Re: I-40 in North Carolina

Last post by wriddle082 - Today at 05:28:18 PM

Is the proposal to renumber a portion of NC 42 to NC 36 set in stone? I haven't seen anything on whether or not the proposal was approved. Did I miss something?

I wanna say it's been mentioned in either the North Carolina or I-42 threads.  It's going to happen in order to alleviate confusion with I-42.

#2

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: I-70/71 Columbus Crossroad...

Last post by TempoNick - Today at 05:25:16 PM

I-70 and I-71 construction around Columbus to extend into the 2030s, according to ODOT

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/traffic/2024/04/19/i-70-and-i-71-construction-to-extend-into-the-2030s-according-to-odot/73341994007/

#3

Southeast / Re: I-55 Bridge in Memphis

Last post by wriddle082 - Today at 05:23:39 PM

Good deal! I watched the video and there are renderings in it. Your wording did confuse me a bit about the number of travel lanes added. It looks the bridge will have 3 lanes each way with two being GP lanes and one being an auxiliary lane. I'm guessing the third auxiliary lane will exit at Crump BLVD.

Yes I'm assuming that's the case.  Extending the third lane further south would be very messy, since 55 run in a concrete canyon for a couple of miles.  And Arkansas likely won't extend that third lane much past the first exit, since ultimately there is a duplex with 40 up ahead.

#4

Mid-Atlantic / Re: West Virginia Turnpike

Last post by GCrites - Today at 04:53:47 PM

I can't really count how many daily full stoppages there are in Columbus and Cincinnati. It's a lot. Columbus even gets bad on weekends -- especially during football season. Not just before and after the game but on Sundays too since people have to push all their errands back to that day.

#5

Road Enthusiasts Meetings / Re: SWPA25 Road Enthusiast Mee...

Last post by Rothman - Today at 04:28:48 PM

There's a Pirates game the Friday night before that I would happily attend. I've heard the park is a wonderful experience. If anyone wants to join me please text, email or otherwise drop me a line so we can get tickets together!

It's doubtful I'll make it to this meet, but you heard right. If you or others can take in a game here, do so. And upper deck seating between 1st and 3rd will give you a wonderful view of the bridges, river and city skyline.

Also, Fatheads beer has a large gazebo-type bar area behind left-center field. One of my favorite breweries.

Between 1st and 3rd?

#6

Off-Topic / Re: 911 outage reported across...

Last post by epzik8 - Today at 04:27:18 PM

Didn't we have a mass cellular service outage just earlier this year???

#7

Mid-South / Re: AR Highway 612

Last post by MikieTimT - Today at 04:23:38 PM

ARDOT broke ground on two major construction projects Wednesday

If the local news folks are to be believed, the western leg finishes in 2026 and the leg between I-49 and AR-265 starts mid-2026, so the eastside folks should start to see the light (and red dirt) in a couple of years.

#8

Mountain West / Re: US 50 Bridge Failure Betwe...

Last post by JayhawkCO - Today at 04:11:14 PM

On my recent trip, there were signs on US 24 eastbound between I-70 and Leadville warning of construction on US 50 in that area. I also think I remember seeing similar signs on US 491 in the Cortez area.

That was for the Clear Creek Canyon rebuild and widening, which is just below (west of) Blue Mesa, which BTW is doing final paving and cosmetic work now. At least when they would close that section, you could at least go around it on CO-92 from Delta, which only added 60-90 minutes to your drive...Not 6-7 hours with this closure!

There are a lot of commuters who took this road everyday between Gunny and Montrose.

Hopefully mapping software doesn't route people over Engineer Pass as a shortcut.

#9

Mountain West / Re: US 50 Bridge Failure Betwe...

Last post by thenetwork - Today at 03:39:50 PM

On my recent trip, there were signs on US 24 eastbound between I-70 and Leadville warning of construction on US 50 in that area. I also think I remember seeing similar signs on US 491 in the Cortez area.

That was for the Clear Creek Canyon rebuild and widening, which is just below (west of) Blue Mesa, which BTW is doing final paving and cosmetic work now. At least when they would close that section, you could at least go around it on CO-92 from Delta, which only added 60-90 minutes to your drive...Not 6-7 hours with this closure!

There are a lot of commuters who took this road everyday between Gunny and Montrose.

#10

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Indiana Notes

Last post by Great Lakes Roads - Today at 03:31:52 PM

Here's the link to INDOT's letting main page: https://erms12c.indot.in.gov/viewdocs/Default.aspx

The contract number is 45440.