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#1

Pacific Southwest / CA RxR 2.12: Hills and Mountai...

Last post by cahwyguy - Today at 09:27:04 PM

Episode 2.12 of California Highways: Route by Route is the second of two episodes on Route 2. In this episode, we complete our exploration of Route 2. This time, we focus on the segments in Glendale and through the Angeles National Forest, roughly from US 101 to Route 138. We talk about the pre-freeway routing, the history of the Glendale Freeway, the proposals for an Angeles Forest Freeway, and the history of Angeles Crest Highway. This is the last episode of Season 2. We hope to do some bonus episodes during the season break while we complete writing Season 3, which will cover Route 3 through Route 7.

Link to show page: https://caroutebyroute.org/2024/05/06/ca-rxr-2-12-hills-and-mountains-glendale-and-angeles-national-forest/
Spotify Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caroutebyroute/episodes/CA-RxR-2-12-Hills-and-Mountains-Glendale-and-Angeles-National-Forest-e2jbd7e/a-ab88uaj
Direct audio link: https://caroutebyroute.org/episodes/2.12-Route2-02-Hills-and-Mountains.mp3

Ready, set, discuss.

#2

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by SSOWorld - Today at 09:18:22 PM

Unfortunately, a lot of hotels are doing this too, but instead of cleaning fees, they're "resort fees".

well it's either that or the scorn or death glare you get for not leaving a tip on the hutch.

#3

Weather / Re: Severe Weather

Last post by SSOWorld - Today at 09:16:39 PM

#4

Off-Topic / Re: Mortgage Payments should b...

Last post by Max Rockatansky - Today at 09:14:28 PM

Too upbeat, K12 is more Lethal Lava Land paced.

#5

General Highway Talk / Re: "Highways" that are actual...

Last post by bing101 - Today at 09:10:29 PM

Classic example, but still wanted to bring this up to the front.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/eX2Ut71hCvoBoCCH8

Dixie Freeway. A road named FREEWAY, in Florida of all places (unless you count I-4 Olympic Fwy in GTA ). It's not even a freeway...

Yes its like the Rockaway Freeway in New York where a city street  is named freeway.  

#6

Pacific Southwest / Re: 🛣 Headlines About Californ...

Last post by pderocco - Today at 09:06:35 PM

Of course, when there's a traffic jam, you have to take Templin to Ridge Route too, so it's not quick. But it's fun.

#7

Traffic Control / Re: Erroneous road signs

Last post by BJ59 - Today at 09:03:22 PM

Not necessarily erroneous but it always bothers me that the top half of this sign on the freeway is missing

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9247392,-97.0869479,3a,48.4y,292.79h,98.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sh_54u39PdKCmq-kQ5EGHSQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

#8

Pacific Southwest / Re: Interstate 11 alignment, t...

Last post by pderocco - Today at 08:59:49 PM

I have never heard anybody locally argue that we need a freeway connection down to Vegas.  If a politician proposed that the political value would be to their opponent who would deride it as a colossal waste of money.

If it was in California, they'd be proposing a bullet train.

#9

Pacific Southwest / Re: Interstate 11 alignment, t...

Last post by pderocco - Today at 08:57:48 PM

How exactly do you remove a gravel road when the unimproved ground surface in an area is basically gravel? It seems like, short of running a barrier of some kind over it, it would be pretty difficult to avoid people making their own RIRO access point if they really wanted one there.

That's what r/w fencing is for.

I thought it was mostly to keep animals out.

#10

Pacific Southwest / Re: California

Last post by pderocco - Today at 08:54:48 PM

I never noticed, but that driveway used to have a crossover too. Some big gasoline tanker trying to make a left turn onto 101 SB must have been scary.