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edwaleni:
--- Quote from: ilpt4u on January 09, 2023, 10:22:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Revive 755 on January 09, 2023, 10:09:52 PM ---Pana certainly seems to eat a lot of time every time I go through there on US 51. Some of the reduced speed zones also get annoying on 51 - there's the 45 mph section through Wapella, then there's a really annoying and long 45 mph section around Clinton.
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Google Maps actually routes you on county roads that bypass Pana to the east and south. Heading SB, continue on N 2600 East instead of turning right/west and following 51 into Pana, then turn right/west on either E 100 North or E 000 North, to meet back up with 51 south of Pana
Not high quality county roads, but plenty serviceable
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This is exactly what I did when I came down from Decatur. (Took the Pana Bypass using the country roads) Even though I still had to go west to Woburn, Illinois, I took Fayette CR-1 west at Ramsey to Fillmore then turned south. It was faster than going all the way down to Vandalia.
Fayette CR-1 is a fairly new road with updated geometry.
SGwithADD:
--- Quote from: captkirk_4 on January 07, 2023, 06:42:37 PM ---Speaking of Champaign, is anyone familiar with how ridiculously narrow Prospect Avenue is between Bradley and Kirby? I have a Sentra and it seems to just barely fit in the lane, how can a Tractor Trailer safely use this road? If they are not going to widen it due to wrecking too much property they ought to just turn it into a 3 lane road with one wide lane in each direction and a middle lane for turning. It would be a lot less harrowing. When was this built? It just doesn't seem up to modern road dimensions.
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There are plans to widen Prospect Ave (at least the portion designated as US 150). IDOT has $18.5 million set aside: https://idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Fact-Sheets/Rebuild-Illinois/RBI_CU.pdf
That said, it's unclear whether the whole street will be widened, or only key intersections: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/idot-claims-proposal-to-widen-prospect-would-target-only-major-intersections/article_d15b1f6d-ae85-5b56-af60-599ff13637a2.html
Crash_It:
--- Quote from: SGwithADD on January 31, 2023, 09:51:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: captkirk_4 on January 07, 2023, 06:42:37 PM ---Speaking of Champaign, is anyone familiar with how ridiculously narrow Prospect Avenue is between Bradley and Kirby? I have a Sentra and it seems to just barely fit in the lane, how can a Tractor Trailer safely use this road? If they are not going to widen it due to wrecking too much property they ought to just turn it into a 3 lane road with one wide lane in each direction and a middle lane for turning. It would be a lot less harrowing. When was this built? It just doesn't seem up to modern road dimensions.
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There are plans to widen Prospect Ave (at least the portion designated as US 150). IDOT has $18.5 million set aside: https://idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Fact-Sheets/Rebuild-Illinois/RBI_CU.pdf
That said, it's unclear whether the whole street will be widened, or only key intersections: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/idot-claims-proposal-to-widen-prospect-would-target-only-major-intersections/article_d15b1f6d-ae85-5b56-af60-599ff13637a2.html
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Seems like a road diet might be a better solution for that stretch.
JREwing78:
--- Quote from: captkirk_4 on January 07, 2023, 06:42:37 PM ---Speaking of Champaign, is anyone familiar with how ridiculously narrow Prospect Avenue is between Bradley and Kirby? I have a Sentra and it seems to just barely fit in the lane, how can a Tractor Trailer safely use this road? If they are not going to widen it due to wrecking too much property they ought to just turn it into a 3 lane road with one wide lane in each direction and a middle lane for turning. It would be a lot less harrowing. When was this built? It just doesn't seem up to modern road dimensions.
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I concur just based on the Street View imagery. Those narrow portions are 40 feet wide, or 4 10-foot lanes. They could replace it with a 3-lane arrangement (2 11' lanes with a center 12' TWLTL, and 2 3' bicycle lanes in the same footprint, and it wouldn't probably end up LESS congested than it is now. Widening it to any degree that would do anything for traffic would eat up what little remaining front lawn the homes have.
ET21:
This will make storm chasing a bit more challenging for myself. Lacon IL bridge is closing for repairs this year
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/route-17-bridge-in-lacon-closing-for-nearly-8-months-for-repairs/
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