New York State Thruway

[SectorZ]

I took a vacation in Cooperstown this past weekend. Was cool to see that the Thruway between I-88 and free-90 is still free. I remember way back in the ticket days it was and doubted it still was 30+ years later.

Also forgot what a nice drive the Thruway is east of Utica along the Mohawk.

[The Ghostbuster]

Did you visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum while in town?

[SectorZ]

Did you visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum while in town?

Of course I did! The place is a mecca for baseball fans. Third time for me. Wasn't the primary purpose of the trip as part of it was for a charity event my wife was a part of.

[NJRoadfan]

Its been a long time since I was on the Thruway in Rockland County. Who thought it was a good idea to install ramp meters on a freeway-freeway ramp? 

[SignBridge]

Its been a long time since I was on the Thruway in Rockland County. Who thought it was a good idea to install ramp meters on a freeway-freeway ramp? 

They do that in California too. And its purpose is the same as everywhere else: to meter the flow of traffic onto the highway. What location was this ?

[cockroachking]

Its been a long time since I was on the Thruway in Rockland County. Who thought it was a good idea to install ramp meters on a freeway-freeway ramp? 

They do that in California too. And its purpose is the same as everywhere else: to meter the flow of traffic onto the highway. What location was this ?

Both the Garden State and Palisades Interstate Parkway interchanges (Exits 14A and 13) have ramp meters. I really don't see how it would be any different than the ramp meters at, say, the NY-303 interchange (Exit 12) since the freeway-to-freeway interchanges in question don't have any high speed ramps in the first place.

[RobbieL2415]

Its been a long time since I was on the Thruway in Rockland County. Who thought it was a good idea to install ramp meters on a freeway-freeway ramp? 

Don't tell him about the ramp meters on the LIE.

[SignBridge]

Its been a long time since I was on the Thruway in Rockland County. Who thought it was a good idea to install ramp meters on a freeway-freeway ramp? 

Don't tell him about the ramp meters on the LIE.

I think the original poster meant having them on transition ramps from one freeway to another, not on your typical entrance ramps from local roads.

In California I have seen overhead ramp metering signals, one for each lane on two and even three lane wide transition ramps between freeways. Nothing like that on Long Island that I've seen.

[MASTERNC]

Noticed there's an R-Permit restriction on a bridge that was recently redone on I-87 near the exit for Catskill (Exit 21).  Strange that the restriction is there after construction.

[vdeane]

Noticed there's an R-Permit restriction on a bridge that was recently redone on I-87 near the exit for Catskill (Exit 21).  Strange that the restriction is there after construction.

I'm not sure what exactly they did there, but it didn't appear that they were working long enough for it to be a full rehab or reconstruction.

[MASTERNC]

Noticed there's an R-Permit restriction on a bridge that was recently redone on I-87 near the exit for Catskill (Exit 21).  Strange that the restriction is there after construction.

I'm not sure what exactly they did there, but it didn't appear that they were working long enough for it to be a full rehab or reconstruction.

They had half the bridge closed last year and all the traffic shifted.  At the very least there's a new driving surface.

[vdeane]

Noticed there's an R-Permit restriction on a bridge that was recently redone on I-87 near the exit for Catskill (Exit 21).  Strange that the restriction is there after construction.

I'm not sure what exactly they did there, but it didn't appear that they were working long enough for it to be a full rehab or reconstruction.

They had half the bridge closed last year and all the traffic shifted.  At the very least there's a new driving surface.

Having a lane shift doesn't say anything about the scope of work.  They might have just needed the space to set up a safe work area.  A typical Thruway deck replacement or bridge replacement takes 2-3 construction seasons to do.  That work took considerably less time (and included multiple bridges), which is why I think that project was much more limited in scope.