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Interstate 73/74

Started by Voyager, January 18, 2009, 08:09:48 AM

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mpgarr

Making the trip from SW Ohio down to the Georgia/SC coast and on down to Central Florida regularly--I have made the trip a half dozen times already in 2009 and I am not done making that trip yet this year---I would love to see both I-74 and "I-3" projects get done in my lifetime!!

I sure like to take alt routes to avoid I-75, I-26, and I-95 if I can!!! I also am not a big fan of the mountainous section of I-40 between Knox and Asheville.

I do love takikng I-77 now---I cannot wait until Kokosing finishes up the US 35 project in West Virginia. The only part of 77 that sucks is going thru Charlotte.


exit322

And you now can avoid most of the Charlotte problem with I-485 around the west side.

CanesFan27

SCDOT is applying for $300 million in TIGER grants for a six mile section of I-73 from I-95 to US 501 south of Latta.  Meanwhile, Horry County may apply for $30 million to upgrade SC 22 with paved shoulders that will move the freeway up to Interstate Standards.

Story: http://www.thesunnews.com/opinion/story/1024063.html

froggie

Was a big mistake on SCDOT's part not building SC 22 with paved shoulders to begin with...

CanesFan27

Federal judge denies challenge by Virginians for Appropriate Roads on I-73.

http://www.thesunnews.com/business/story/1027745.html

They may file an appeal.

lamsalfl

I-73 AND I-74 in the coastal Carolinas... what a complete waste of money.  Why do we need TWO roads so close to each other?  I'd rather see I-20 extended to Wilmington. 

FLRoads

And do not forget the fact that BOTH interstates are well east of where they should be... :nod:

rickmastfan67

Quote from: flaroadgeek on August 28, 2009, 08:59:01 PM
And do not forget the fact that BOTH interstates are well east of where they should be... :nod:

Well, I-73 isn't that far out of place.

lamsalfl

The number is the least of my concerns, unless it was like I-3 through Georgia.  Yeah the 74 number sucks, but I'd move on.

CanesFan27

It appears that SCDOT will begin ROW acquisition for I-73 later this year.

http://www2.scnow.com/scp/news/i_73/article/i-73_acquisition_plans_for_dillon_county_detailed/71608/

And they are still lobbying for stimulus funds to build the six mile stretch from I-95 to US 501.

CanesFan27

Also, the North Myrtle Beach Connector is set to open Thursday.

There's no mention of possibly becoming I-174 in the article, and from the description of the road, it's not even freeway grade.

I'm headed to North Myrtle for an extended weekend in two weeks, and I hope to check it out.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1045076.html?pageNum=1&&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comments_Container

Alex

Quote from: CanesFan27 on August 31, 2009, 09:16:06 PM
Also, the North Myrtle Beach Connector is set to open Thursday.

There's no mention of possibly becoming I-174 in the article, and from the description of the road, it's not even freeway grade.

I'm headed to North Myrtle for an extended weekend in two weeks, and I hope to check it out.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1045076.html?pageNum=1&&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comments_Container

The interchange with SC 31 is just a diamond, so its not a freeway to freeway connection there.
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=33.83998~-78.6976&style=h&lvl=15&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

The articles I've read on it do not specify a number either.

CanesFan27

NCDOT is going to hold an informal public workshop on the proposed I-73/NC 68 connector on Thursday, January 14th at Northwest High School in Greensboro.

The session runs from 4-7 pm in the school's cafeteria.

The workshop will be discussion the 13 mile project which will include a new four lane highway between NC 68 and US 220.  In addition the project widens parts of NC 68 to four lanes.

For more detail about the connector - Bob Malme has it covered:
http://web.duke.edu/~rmalme/i73seg2.html

And the story link:
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/01/06/article/workshop_to_be_held_on_proposed_nc_68_connector

shoptb1

#38
Quote from: leifvanderwall on May 07, 2009, 03:10:35 PM
... I also wonder why Ohio gave up on it. I think US 23 from the Ohio River to Findley, OH should be an interstate corridor...

The history of the I-73 proposal in Ohio (specifically in Central Ohio) is one that is laden with governmental drops of the proverbial ball.  ODOT had control over I-73 removed from their hands by the Ohio Turnpike Commission, who in turn completely mishandled the public communication in Delaware county. After which, ODOT really didn't want to have anything to do with the entire project.  For a great read on the history of this issue...check out this webpage --> http://www.roadfan.com/i73orig.html.  However, as you can see from my avatar, I still think this is a very important corridor in Ohio (most importantly between Columbus and Toledo, as US-23 is quite a pain in the a$$ to drive)

hbelkins

Quote from: shoptb1 on January 09, 2010, 11:06:55 PM

The history of the I-73 proposal in Ohio (specifically in Central Ohio) is one that is laden with governmental drops of the proverbial ball.  ODOT had control over I-73 removed from their hands by the Ohio Turnpike Commission, who in turn completely mishandled the public communication in Delaware county. After which, ODOT really didn't want to have anything to do with the entire project.  For a great read on the history of this issue...check out this webpage --> http://www.roadfan.com/i73orig.html.  However, as you can see from my avatar, I still think this is a very important corridor in Ohio (most importantly between Columbus and Toledo, as US-23 is quite a pain in the a$$ to drive)

What's wrong with US 23? Outside of signals north of I-270, I have always found the US 23/OH 15 corridor a nice drive, little traffic, sometimes cop-infested but that's been my general experience with all of Ohio. I'd much rather travel to Portsmouth and up US 23, around Columbus and back up US 23 to get to Toledo or Detroit than have to go through Lexington, Northern KY, Cincy and Dayton.


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

shoptb1

#40
Quote from: hbelkins on January 09, 2010, 11:26:37 PM
What's wrong with US 23? Outside of signals north of I-270, I have always found the US 23/OH 15 corridor a nice drive, little traffic, sometimes cop-infested but that's been my general experience with all of Ohio. I'd much rather travel to Portsmouth and up US 23, around Columbus and back up US 23 to get to Toledo or Detroit than have to go through Lexington, Northern KY, Cincy and Dayton.

Don't get me wrong...once you get outside of Delaware-Marion, it's pretty smooth sailing (outside of the numerous speed traps).  However, the growth on US-23 from I-270 up through Marion create ridiculous delays these days.  I usually take OH-315 as an alternative, but then I'm still stuck with fighting the traffic through Delaware.  US-23 south of Columbus is not too bad, but that area hasn't really increased in population too badly since the road was designed.  It would be nice to have a better bypass around Circleville, but other than that, it's a pleasant drive.  

It just seems that compared to all of the other large population centers in Ohio, Toledo/Detroit still seem to be lacking a direct connection to the capital city.  It's probably no coincidence that the area that most needs improvement is the one that generated the most public dissidence 15 years ago during the planning phases.  Just my $.02 though...and that doesn't seem to be spurring any activity with ODOT  :-D

CanesFan27

Came across this post with a few construction photos of the soon to be open I-73/74 Visitor's Center in Randolph County.

http://fromthegrounduppots.blogspot.com/2010/01/randolph-county-visitor-center.html

Hot Rod Hootenanny

As far as I-73 in Ohio, the paper in the link is 10 years old, but very little has changed in 15 years up there.
http://www.roadfan.com/i73orig.html
Please, don't sue Alex & Andy over what I wrote above

shoptb1

Quote from: osu-lsu on January 12, 2010, 10:32:46 AM
As far as I-73 in Ohio, the paper in the link is 10 years old, but very little has changed in 15 years up there.
http://www.roadfan.com/i73orig.html

Yes, the official response by ODOT to any response regarding I-73 is that "The current interstate system serves Ohio very well and there are no plans to expand this system at this time."

CanesFan27

Details of the NC 68/US 220 I-73 Connector from plans NCDOT sent me and from Bob Malme, who attended
tonight's meeting, is up at the blog.

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2010/01/details-of-nc68us-220-i-73-connector.html

News Story:
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/01/13/article/residents_can_review_68_connector_plan

deathtopumpkins

I'm planning on taking a roadtrip down into NC sometime soon to clinch the currently built sections of I-73/74 (some of the info posted here piqued my interest). Here's what my plan looks like so far, though I am a bit iffy on the 16 hours of driving: http://tinyurl.com/nc-roadtrip
Any suggestions, or other interesting nearby things to check out?
Disclaimer: All posts represent my personal opinions and not those of my employer.

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CanesFan27

Are you doing this as a one or two day trip?

One suggestion I would have is instead of doubling back on US 52 from Mt. Airy to Winston.  Take 77 up to US 58 and cut accross to Martinsville or Danville and take US 220 (Future I-73) or US 29 (Future I-785) down to Greensboro.

OracleUsr

I didn't realize they had started numbering the exits on I-140...
Anti-center-tabbing, anti-sequential-numbering, anti-Clearview BGS FAN

CanesFan27


deathtopumpkins

Quote from: CanesFan27 on February 03, 2010, 11:09:07 AM
Are you doing this as a one or two day trip?

One suggestion I would have is instead of doubling back on US 52 from Mt. Airy to Winston.  Take 77 up to US 58 and cut accross to Martinsville or Danville and take US 220 (Future I-73) or US 29 (Future I-785) down to Greensboro.

Well I would like to do it in one day but I don't think it's feasible, as i just couldn't squeeze it into daylight hours.

And I could cut east on 58 and then go back south, but that would lengthen the trip to more around 19 hours, according to google. I would prefer to just take US-58 all the way east back home, I just chose US-52 to I-85 because it's supposed to be faster. If I end up splitting this up into two days, however, I most certainly will stick to US-58 on the way home.
Disclaimer: All posts represent my personal opinions and not those of my employer.

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