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#1

Northeast / Re: SW Pennsylvania

Last post by 74/171FAN - Today at 11:13:24 AM

(For PA 981)  PennDOT - District 12 News: Route 2007 Hecla Road Closing Next Week in Westmoreland County

#2

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: New US 51 - Cairo Bridge

Last post by edwaleni - Today at 10:51:48 AM

US60 KYDOT Study Area



US51 Original Study Area



US51 Preferred ROW

#3

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: New US 51 - Cairo Bridge

Last post by seicer - Today at 09:53:09 AM

The US 60 corridor would benefit from being tied into the new two-lane (four-lane ultimate) Kevil-La Center alignment. Traffic counts decline the further west of Paducah you travel (11,600 near Paducah, 4,800 west of Kevil, 3,000 north of Wickliffe) before increasing again north of Wickliffe (5,300) towards the Ohio River bridge. Of that, 27% of traffic is trucks.

KYTC has more recently reconstructed the pavement of US 51/US 60 north of Wickliffe. I wish it had provisions for guardrails and other safety improvements, but it's adequate for the traffic it has now.

#4

Traffic Control / Re: 1-2-3 Route number Additio...

Last post by 74/171FAN - Today at 09:50:41 AM

1479 = 729 + 750 (US 360 WB at SR 750 in Callao, VA)(https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219786357689909&set=a.10219786613056293)

#5

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

Last post by triplemultiplex - Today at 09:47:18 AM

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.

In most cases, it's to keep people out.  After all, deer can easily leap the standard r/w fencing you see in most places.
Now there are exceptions.  Some western states put taller fences along interstates in areas where they're trying to funnel migrating elk thru undercrossings.  But for the most part, the r/w fence is intended as a barrier for humans and their vehicles, be they road-legal or of the off-road variety.

#6

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Kentucky

Last post by seicer - Today at 09:43:48 AM

CSX (Y202) serves Kentucky Electric Steel (Steel Dynamics) at Coalton one day per week.

Trash trains (Y206) stopped serving the landfill at Princess in 2016 because of environmental issues, illegal permitting, and complaints. The line previously served a brickyard at Princess but that was torn down for the landfill rail yard.

#7

Traffic Control / Re: Erroneous road signs

Last post by epzik8 - Today at 09:41:46 AM

One trailblazer where US-83B meets US-83 / future I-2 (in Texas) was rotated, leading to this odd assembly (also redundant):

In case it wasn't clear the first time...

#8

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Wisconsin notes

Last post by triplemultiplex - Today at 09:39:22 AM

Might as well get you coming and going?

Never one to pass up an opportunity for pedantry, that work is being done the Minnesota side of the bridge, so as a "Wisconsin Notes" thread...  

#9

Weather / Re: Severe Weather

Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 02:03:46 AM

OKC area got some 70 mph winds. Here's what those do to an Eagle signal head.


No matter what happens in OKC, OK-3 ends up being there too.

#10

Weather / Re: Severe Weather

Last post by ozarkman417 - Today at 12:22:27 AM

A live stream I recommend is https://www.youtube.com/@RyanHallYall

He does a great job at keeping people informed of impending danger.

He also runs the non-profit "The Y'all Squad", which utilizes storm chasers in the area to bring rapid relief to those affected by storms like the one that unfortunately struck Barnsdall and Bartlesville, Oklahoma not too long ago... God bless them.