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pderocco:
https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-9/district-9-current-projects/olancha-cartago-4-lane-project

I noticed that they broke ground for this last month. This project will make US-395 four lanes from Inyokern to Mono Lake.

I don't see any estimated completion date for the Freeman Gulch project along CA-14, but when that's completed, there will be four or more lanes from Los Angeles to Mono Lake.

Inyomono395:
I'm so excited about this project. It is long overdue! I've been watching the progress and watching the residents of Olancha and Cartego fight it for many years. I've made posts in the past about this 4 lane project.

ClassicHasClass:
It'll be worth it.

Quillz:
Just came back from a weekend trip to the Eastern Sierra. There is pretty decent progress being made. Can clearly see where the bypass around Olancha/Cartago will go. My understanding is 190 will be extended southwest, which means a short portion of it will also be four-lane divided highway.


--- Quote ---I've been watching the progress and watching the residents of Olancha and Cartego fight it for many years. I've made posts in the past about this 4 lane project.
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It's understandable. A bypass will likely take away business. But on the other hand, might relieve traffic because a lot of people aren't stopping there to begin with. There are always pros and cons.


--- Quote ---This project will make US-395 four lanes from Inyokern to Mono Lake.
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This will be technically true but you've still got the massive speed drops in Lone Pine, Independence, Big Pine, and Bishop. Unless all of these are planned to get bypasses, you still get traffic issues.

pderocco:

--- Quote from: Quillz on April 17, 2023, 06:35:48 PM ---
--- Quote ---This project will make US-395 four lanes from Inyokern to Mono Lake.
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This will be technically true but you've still got the massive speed drops in Lone Pine, Independence, Big Pine, and Bishop. Unless all of these are planned to get bypasses, you still get traffic issues.

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Sure, but if you're behind a lumbering Winnebago going 25 in Bishop, you can still pass it at 30.

I recall some talk of a Bishop bypass, although I can't find it online. But it was strangely leaning toward going 3/4 of the way round on the NE side, to provide access to the airport. I find it hard to believe there's enough traffic at that airport to need US-395 to go there.

Anyway, I almost always stop at the Starbucks in Bishop, one of only two on US-395 in California.

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