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General Highway Talk / Re: Agencies warn of turnpike ...

Last post by GaryV - Today at 07:35:48 PM

This is important enough to report in Michigan, where at least 99% of drivers don't go on any toll road during any given month of the year?

A lot of those folks imaginably go on road trips that involve usage of the toll roads in Ohio/Indiana/Illinois/etc.

Sure they do from time to time, but it's a rare enough occurrence that they would remember doing so. A dunning text showing up would be known to be wrong.

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Southeast / Re: Florida

Last post by sprjus4 - Today at 07:30:34 PM

Is the speed limit on that entire route only 50 mph?

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Mid-Atlantic / Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge (...

Last post by MASTERNC - Today at 07:29:17 PM

If it is going to take 4 years they're going to need to address the traffic issues. Maybe they'll accelerate the hard shoulder running on the Beltway?

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Mid-Atlantic / Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge (...

Last post by GaryV - Today at 07:28:35 PM

How much shipping is there in Lake Champlain?

A canal connects Lake Champlain with the Hudson River.  Lake Champlain flows northward into the Richelieu River, which flows into the St. Lawrence below Montreal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain_Seaway

Or in Dallas? /s

The McDermott Bridge, which looks like Dallas's version of the Big Mac on I-471 in Cincinnati, spans the flood plain of the shallow Trinity River.

https://tinyurl.com/mwk69nrm

Exactly. Small boats and barges, if anything. Not 1000 foot container ships needing high clearances.

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Northeast / Re: What is it with I-95 & bri...

Last post by MikeCL - Today at 07:14:25 PM

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Northeast / Re: New Jersey

Last post by roadman65 - Today at 06:58:17 PM

I see the 1-9 thing is being used now for the US 40/322 overlap in Egg Harbor.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aY72Wh6Y7wj5PMnN7
40-322 inside a single shield just like 1-9 in North Jersey.

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Northeast / Re: New York

Last post by steviep24 - Today at 06:58:14 PM

Finally got a photo of the new HAWK signal in downtown Rochester. This is on E Main St. at First Federal Plaza. A normal traffic signal used to be at this mid block crossing.

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General Highway Talk / Re: Why is the Shield So Large...

Last post by Max Rockatansky - Today at 06:55:36 PM

FDOT District 7 seems to not care for puny shields anymore. 

https://flic.kr/p/2oHRbQg

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Traffic Control / Re: Unique, Odd, or Interestin...

Last post by roadman65 - Today at 06:52:29 PM

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FocYdxDYbFTX4Sxe6
The AC Expressway in NJ always had strange signing practices, but this one where the arrow on top of the shield is a common thing where the contractor isn't paying attention.

Plus the ACE using destinations rather than directions was always unusual. Now they're slowly phasing them out for direction banners.

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Northeast / Re: NYC Roads

Last post by Rothman - Today at 06:45:30 PM

Something I dont see talked about here is how NYCDOT has been on a mission removing car lanes from the avenues and the major east-west thoroughfares in Manhattan. They have created a lot of congestion themselves (yes congestion existed before NYCDOT reimagined NYC Streets but it has gotten worse). The remedy to this artificially inflated congestion is to punish drivers by charging them a +$15 toll to enter Manhattan's CBD. In addition trucks will pay much larger tolls thereby increasing prices on food and other commodities. Obviously most NYC residents use public transit, however NYC residents rely on trucks to deliver food to various local businesses.

I just drove around Manhattan without much issue a few weeks ago.  I find your description to be an exaggeration.

8th avenue going from 5 through lanes to 2 lanes, car ban on 14th street for most hours of the day, taking a lane from seemingly all of the NYCDOT owned east river crossings, 3rd avenue going from 5 through lanes to 3, 2nd avenue going from 4 through lanes to 2 (from 23rd street to houston), 9th avenue going from 5 lanes to 3 lanes.   

I'm not seeing the issue.  Like I said, the system seems to be handling it.