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Started by sandiaman, April 18, 2009, 02:42:07 PM

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DJStephens

#176
    A fraction of what it will likely cost.  There will need to be additional sources of revenue.   Ideally, a pair of "signature" steel arch bridges should be built, and much higher than the existing structures.  Eliminating the current "drops" into the canyon.  Both to the Outside of the existing late fifties structures.  Full shoulders on both sides, a walkway outside the R barrier wall, with parapets on one of them, for tourist purposes, in tandem with new rest areas near the bridges. 
    Of course they will come up with the cheapest possible alternative, a single span, skewed and shifted off the mainline alignment.   Lot of potential here, that will likely be squandered.   

machias

Is NMDOT moving to unipanel interchange signs, with the exit tab built into the main panel, as the same width with just a line underneath? I recently saw a bunch of these along I-25 in the Albuquerque area. I know NMDOT tends to be a little "loose" with their guide sign design, but this was the first I had seen signs similar to IDOT's (Illinois) design in New Mexico.

abqtraveler

Quote from: machias on August 11, 2024, 11:29:05 PMIs NMDOT moving to unipanel interchange signs, with the exit tab built into the main panel, as the same width with just a line underneath? I recently saw a bunch of these along I-25 in the Albuquerque area. I know NMDOT tends to be a little "loose" with their guide sign design, but this was the first I had seen signs similar to IDOT's (Illinois) design in New Mexico.
Those unipanel signs were originally installed during the reconstruction of the Big-I about 20 years ago. Some of them have since been replaced, but in other parts of New Mexico new signage is of the more typical design with exit tabs aligned to the right (or left for left-hand exits).
2-d Interstates traveled:  4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, 57, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76(E), 77, 78, 81, 83, 84(W), 85, 87(N), 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95

2-d Interstates Clinched:  12, 22, 30, 37, 44, 59, 80, 84(E), 86(E), 238, H1, H2, H3, H201

thenetwork

^^^ NMDOT sign designs and installs will FOREVER be a result of a roll of a pair of dice.

<mic drop>

abqtraveler

#180
NMDOT is reconstructing I-40 between Sedillo Hill and Edgewood. From the traffic cam screenshots, you can see that traffic has been shifted to the eastbound roadway, while the westbound roadway is completely rebuilt. Not sure if this stretch is being widened from 4 lanes to 6, as I'm unable to find a whole lot of detail about this project. Nevertheless, the pavement on this stretch is in really bad shape and is long overdue for a complete overhaul.


2-d Interstates traveled:  4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, 57, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76(E), 77, 78, 81, 83, 84(W), 85, 87(N), 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95

2-d Interstates Clinched:  12, 22, 30, 37, 44, 59, 80, 84(E), 86(E), 238, H1, H2, H3, H201

DJStephens

#181
Any news as to if they are going to "fix" that horrendous, done on the cheap early 00's Edgewood interchange?  Meaning I-40 Exit 187.  Has to be one of the worst interchange replacements have ever seen.   

abqtraveler

Quote from: DJStephens on August 27, 2024, 12:08:02 PMAny news as to if they are going to "fix" that horrendous, done on the cheap early 00's Edgewood interchange?  Meaning I-40 Exit 187.  Has to be one of the worst interchange replacements have ever seen.   
No, the project they have in that vicinity is to the west of the Edgewood interchange, and I don't see anything in the foreseeable future about any work being done there. They've been talking about adding a new interchange between Edgewood and Sedillo Hill (around Barton Road/County Line Road), but I haven't seen anything in the STIP or letting schedule for this either.
2-d Interstates traveled:  4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, 57, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76(E), 77, 78, 81, 83, 84(W), 85, 87(N), 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95

2-d Interstates Clinched:  12, 22, 30, 37, 44, 59, 80, 84(E), 86(E), 238, H1, H2, H3, H201

Bobby5280

That interchange in Edgewood is indeed very crappy. It doesn't even look like the thru lanes for I-40 were built to Interstate standards. Outboard shoulders look too narrow and the inner shoulders almost non-existent. If not for the SPUI configured intersection underneath the bridge I would have thought that section of highway was at least 40-50 years old rather than 20.

pderocco

Looks like they skimped on it. To keep the old freeway width, they'd have had to make the overpass quite a bit longer, which would have been expensive.

Plutonic Panda

New Mexico, Department of transportation is launching a new tool to keep track of its construction projects across the state: https://www.dot.nm.gov/blog/2024/12/02/nmdot-launches-legislative-appropriation-project-dashboard/

abqtraveler

Quote from: Plutonic Panda on December 03, 2024, 12:48:50 PMNew Mexico, Department of transportation is launching a new tool to keep track of its construction projects across the state: https://www.dot.nm.gov/blog/2024/12/02/nmdot-launches-legislative-appropriation-project-dashboard/
It's a nice start, but I think they should make the map more comprehensive by including the many projects that are in the planning and design stages that haven't yet been funded.
2-d Interstates traveled:  4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, 57, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76(E), 77, 78, 81, 83, 84(W), 85, 87(N), 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95

2-d Interstates Clinched:  12, 22, 30, 37, 44, 59, 80, 84(E), 86(E), 238, H1, H2, H3, H201

DJStephens

Quote from: Bobby5280 on September 04, 2024, 02:32:20 PMThat interchange in Edgewood is indeed very crappy. It doesn't even look like the thru lanes for I-40 were built to Interstate standards. Outboard shoulders look too narrow and the inner shoulders almost non-existent. If not for the SPUI configured intersection underneath the bridge I would have thought that section of highway was at least 40-50 years old rather than 20.
In the pursuit of "cheapness" they "skewed" both mainlines onto a single bridge, instead of having two new bridges and the appropriate seperation between each.  The wonkiness below was un-necessary and a waste of money.  How much they actually saved here is debatable.   "Practical" design at its finest.   As said before, would pay close to double the current state fuel tax, to throw practical design in the waste basket of history, and restore standards.   

roadfro

Quote from: abqtraveler on December 10, 2024, 10:48:06 PM
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on December 03, 2024, 12:48:50 PMNew Mexico, Department of transportation is launching a new tool to keep track of its construction projects across the state: https://www.dot.nm.gov/blog/2024/12/02/nmdot-launches-legislative-appropriation-project-dashboard/
It's a nice start, but I think they should make the map more comprehensive by including the many projects that are in the planning and design stages that haven't yet been funded.
That would be cool for us roadgeeks. But it seems the purpose of the tool is to track projects funded by various state appropriations, so what you're suggesting sounds outside the tool's scope.
Roadfro - AARoads Pacific Southwest moderator since 2010, Nevada roadgeek since 1983.

abqtraveler

NMDOT completed their study of I-40 between Albuquerque and the Arizona state line. Their recommendations are presented on the website at the following link:  https://www.dot.nm.gov/projects/i40-west-new-mexico/
2-d Interstates traveled:  4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, 57, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76(E), 77, 78, 81, 83, 84(W), 85, 87(N), 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95

2-d Interstates Clinched:  12, 22, 30, 37, 44, 59, 80, 84(E), 86(E), 238, H1, H2, H3, H201



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