Interstate 95 signing work

[mass_citizen]

Once they pave 128/95 and re-paint the bridges, it'll actually become a real highway.

As opposed to a "fake" highway?   
I'm a tad confused by your comment.

I think he means it will look "like new"

[roadman]

Roadman, was the use of Series D for the MA 225 shields spec'd in the design or did the contractor take some liberties (similar to the smallish & squeezed 95 numerals on those through-I-95 shields at the US 3 North/Middlesex Turnpike interchange Exit 32A-B)?

MassHighway/MassDOT standards for state route shields have always specified Series "D" font -see

http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Portals/8/docs/construction/StdDwgsSignsSupports1990.pdf  and

http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/downloads/manuals/1996Mconst.pdf

[roadman]

Is it me or do the digits for the I-90 shield appear slightly tilted/angled (especially when compared to the shield on the temporary I-90 LGS behind the gantry)?

Actually, the entire sign appears to me to have a slight upward camber.

[PHLBOS]

Roadman, was the use of Series D for the MA 225 shields spec'd in the design or did the contractor take some liberties (similar to the smallish & squeezed 95 numerals on those through-I-95 shields at the US 3 North/Middlesex Turnpike interchange Exit 32A-B)?

MassHighway/MassDOT standards for state route shields have always specified Series "D" font -see

http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Portals/8/docs/construction/StdDwgsSignsSupports1990.pdf  and

http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/downloads/manuals/1996Mconst.pdf

Good to know. 

However:

BGS' for MA 228, Exit 14 off MA 3 (looks fairly new & Series C to me)

http://goo.gl/maps/j974k

Recent, and somewhat oversized, free-standing reassurance MA 228 shield assembly (in Series C):

http://goo.gl/maps/EEjxh

Note: the LGS' seem to be the only ones that use Series D for MA 228; but the majority of LGS' appear to be older in that either has no shield or features the white rectangle but no thin-black border.  The only newer-type LGS that features the thin-black border MA 228 shields w/the Series D font are the ones located at the end of the MA 3 exit ramps.  However, unlike the MA 225 shields on the newer I-95 BGS', the first 2 of the 228 shields do not encroach the border.

Fortunately, the majority of 3-digit state routes in MA are 1XX so Series D applications will work without any border encroachment issues.  Similar applies if a route number is 21X or 2X1.

I guess sign fabricators need to be a bit more careful when making Series D route shields for MA routes 20A, 28A, 32A, 203, 225, 228, 240, 286 & 295 (obviously, I'm not referring to I-295 in Attleboro).

Things get even more challenging for 4-digit state routes (1XXA); most of which I've seen in either Series B or C.

Apparently, Wiki uses a similar convention with their shields: Series D for 3-digits involving a 1, Series C for all others and Series B for 4-digit routes.
List of numbered routes in Massachusetts

[hotdogPi]

I guess sign fabricators need to be a bit more careful when making Series D route shields for MA routes 20A, 28A, 32A, 203, 225, 228, 240, 286 & 295 (obviously, I'm not referring to I-295 in Attleboro).

And 202 if they don't care about it being a US route, which often happens.

[PHLBOS]

And 202 if they don't care about it being a US route, which often happens.

I saw many erroneous MA 202 shields when I was up there one mid-November weekend; all of them that I saw featured Series C digits.

[massroadpatriot]

Once they pave 128/95 and re-paint the bridges, it'll actually become a real highway.

As opposed to a "fake" highway?   
I'm a tad confused by your comment.

I think he means it will look "like new"

Precisely

[bob7374]

Back to the I-95 signing project, the contractor now reports the project is 40% complete.

For those who have not seen the photos of some of the signage placed over the past few years south of the current signing project that I have posted elsewhere, they are available, along with, soon, more recent sign photos, on my new Mass. I-95 Photo Page: http://www.gribblenation.net/mass21/i95photos.html

[bob7374]

Back to the I-95 signing project, the contractor now reports the project is 40% complete.

For those who have not seen the photos of some of the signage placed over the past few years south of the current signing project that I have posted elsewhere, they are available, along with, soon, more recent sign photos, on my new Mass. I-95 Photo Page: http://www.gribblenation.net/mass21/i95photos.html

I should say now, 42% complete. I have added photos of new I-95 signage that I had placed in my blog post to the I-95 photo page linked above, if anyone has not seen them.

[roadman]

Bob,

As always, excellent photos of the progress on the I-95 Wellesley to Lexington re-signing, and other current MassDOT signing work.

[MassRoadFan95]

Can't believe nobody's touched this page for 2 months. Anyways, there are two new sign bridges on I-95 in Newton and Weston. They look good!

[bob7374]

Can't believe nobody's touched this page for 2 months. Anyways, there are two new sign bridges on I-95 in Newton and Weston. They look good!

I haven't been up that way in awhile to get any photos. Feel free to post any pics you can get from that area. There are new signs up too, I believe, in the Lexington area.

[Zeffy]

Will somebody just please send a freaking picture of the new BGSs on I-95? I mean so many people care more about the current I-93 signing project than they do about this. Will somebody just send photos of the BGSs on the Route 20 interchange for me? Right now?!?!?

There's certain things you don't do on AARoads. This is one of them. Do it yourself if you want to see it badly. Not everyone will have the availability to drive somewhere where new signs are being posted.

[MassRoadFan95]

Yeah I've been trying to send the picture from my iPhone but I can't copy and paste it what should I do?

[Zeffy]

Yeah I've been trying to send the picture from my iPhone but I can't copy and paste it what should I do?

Connect your iPhone to a PC. Open Windows Explorer, and go to your iPhone (listed on the left where you can see your harddrive). There'll be some random directories in there, sort through them until you find your picture. Then, go to an image hosting site (you can use www.tinypic.com for fast uploads) and upload it there. It'll give you a forum link that is surrounded with [ img ] tags. Copy and paste that one onto the forum.

[shadyjay]

Will somebody just please send a freaking picture of the new BGSs on I-95? I mean so many people care more about the current I-93 signing project than they do about this. Will somebody just send photos of the BGSs on the Route 20 interchange for me? Right now?!?!?

It's already been done.... shot and linked here:

[agentsteel53]

Will somebody just please send a freaking picture of the new BGSs on I-95? I mean so many people care more about the current I-93 signing project than they do about this. Will somebody just send photos of the BGSs on the Route 20 interchange for me? Right now?!?!?

can you explain why you are so obsessed with a brand new guide sign?  it teaches us nothing about the past, and it's not like it won't be there tomorrow.

[massroadpatriot]

Will somebody just please send a freaking picture of the new BGSs on I-95? I mean so many people care more about the current I-93 signing project than they do about this. Will somebody just send photos of the BGSs on the Route 20 interchange for me? Right now?!?!?

can you explain why you are so obsessed with a brand new guide sign? 

You mean like how you guys are always obsessed with mile markers? Oh! Snap!

[NE2]

what

[bob7374]

Will somebody just please send a freaking picture of the new BGSs on I-95? I mean so many people care more about the current I-93 signing project than they do about this. Will somebody just send photos of the BGSs on the Route 20 interchange for me? Right now?!?!?

It's already been done.... shot and linked here:

If folks can be a little patient, I will be traveling up to Portsmouth, NH next weekend, I hope to get some new photos to post, depending on time and weather. Meanwhile, MassDOT reports the Newton-Lexington project is now 54% complete and they now have a listing for the Peabody-Georgetown project to be complete in 2015, currently 7% complete. I took some new I-93 sign photos today and will post them on that thread later on today.

For those who want to travel along I-95 right now, I have links on my I-95 Exit List page (along with those for most other MA interstates, except I-495) to videos taken along the length of the highway last spring:
http://www.gribblenation.net/mass21/i95exits.html

[massroadpatriot]

what

huh?

It's a highway forum.

[MassRoadFan95]

Oh and also there are new ground-mounts on 128 that say "To Boston Logan Airport" with an arrow on the bottom of the sign. Share photos if you can.

[jeffandnicole]

what

huh?

It's a highway forum.

We prefer to think of it as a Goat Fanatics forum, with a few hundred thousand off-topic posts about highways.

[MassRoadFan95]

Yeah we should stick to the I-95 Newton to Lexington signing project other than I-93

[Alps]

Yeah we should stick to the I-95 Newton to Lexington signing project other than I-93

This is an official admin warning. Stop asking for photos, or you will be banned.