Looks like all of the old "Utah-standard" BGSs along I-80 and the east side of I-215 are being replaced with the newer, MUTCD-friendly signs. Some have already gone up, but I found a bunch of them sitting by the side of I-215 near Exit 4 this morning, so I of course stopped and took a short walk through the Signgeek Maternity Ward.
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I presume those are the new replacement signs? In any case, the font on that SLC Airport sign looks hideous. It almost looks like they used a bold version of the font for the top line.
Quote from: MNHighwayMan on April 23, 2017, 08:48:20 PM
I presume those are the new replacement signs? In any case, the font on that SLC Airport sign looks hideous. It almost looks like they used a bold version of the font for the top line.
Yes, these are the new signs. They're mostly quite good (compared to the old ones, at least), but yes, I also noticed the strangeness on the airport sign. Baby steps, Utah, baby steps. :)
Dammit, you beat me to it. I got pictures of the new BGSs going westbound on I-80 and southbound on I-215 from 23rd East to 33rd South plus the yard by that Olympus mini-mall that I will post tomorrow!
My fave signs so far (the ones that I couldn't take pictures of this afternoon) are the Parleys Way signs going northbound on Foothill, but there has been a subtle exit number change on the Foothill Drive sign from Exit 1 on I-215 to Exit 129 (the I-80 number) even though that ramp obviously stems off WAY before the 0 mile point of I-215.
However, the APLs for Foothill, the I-80 eastbound split with I-215 southbound, and the 33rd South signs all look crispy.
Quote from: Kniwt on April 23, 2017, 08:42:40 PM
Looks like all of the old "Utah-standard" BGSs along I-80 and the east side of I-215 are being replaced with the newer, MUTCD-friendly signs. Some have already gone up, but I found a bunch of them sitting by the side of I-215 near Exit 4 this morning, so I of course stopped and took a short walk through the Signgeek Maternity Ward.
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Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
Here are the images y'all! As I'm pretty unexperienced with using the "[img]" tags, I'll just leave the link to my Flicker photostream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/154036146@N05/.
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
State-name interstate shields on BGS's!
Quote from: Bickendan on May 11, 2017, 02:46:32 PM
State-name interstate shields on BGS's!
Colorado says, "yeah, so what's your point???". :bigass:
As much as I like seeing the state name interstate shields, I feel like all these resigning projects are wasteful. All the BGSs on I-80 west between 13th East and I-15 were replaced, and the old ones weren't even 10 years old. And the exit sign for the airport from 80 west appears to have changed at least 3 times in the past 5 years.
EDIT: Also several of the BGSs on 80 eastbound near the north I-15 interchange have been replaced. The old ones weren't even five years old.
Another thing I've noticed about the new BGSs: there is no longer any outline at all on the US highway shields. The new signs remind me of the BGSs in Texas, such as this one: https://goo.gl/maps/9XkYGFRAmo62 (https://goo.gl/maps/9XkYGFRAmo62).
Some of the fonts look like Clearview instead of Hwy Gothic. Clearview banned now, right?
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2016/01/official-united-states-highway-sign-font-clearview/427068/
Quote from: i-215 on June 27, 2017, 12:24:10 AM
Some of the fonts look like Clearview instead of Hwy Gothic. Clearview banned now, right?
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2016/01/official-united-states-highway-sign-font-clearview/427068/
Yes, Clearview is banned. The sign in Texas is indeed Clearview, but none of the new Utah signs are (the only Clearview in Utah is on the Legacy Parkway). I only put a link to that Texas sign to show how US Highway shields are now used on BGSs, in that there is no longer an outline around the shield.
I spent the day in SLC today (first time in 30+ years). My Take:
Most, if not all of those signs are now up. The ones within the 15/80 multiplex downtown were the nicest of the bunch.
I-80 west of town by SLC airport were the worst -- matches the bad mismatch of signage and sign eras all the way out to at least Saltair. One exit BGS just says Wright Brothers with no suffix for the road.
Amazing how most of the signage down to Provo on I-15 looks great and uniform while I-80 heading west out of town looks like bear scat.
Quote from: thenetwork on July 23, 2017, 12:52:47 AM
Most, if not all of those signs are now up. The ones within the 15/80 multiplex downtown were the nicest of the bunch.
I assume you are referring to the signs on the C/D road, because the signs on mainline I-15 there are from the Olympic reconstruction project in 2001.
Quote from: thenetwork on July 23, 2017, 12:52:47 AM
I-80 west of town by SLC airport were the worst -- matches the bad mismatch of signage and sign eras all the way out to at least Saltair. One exit BGS just says Wright Brothers with no suffix for the road.
Amazing how most of the signage down to Provo on I-15 looks great and uniform while I-80 heading west out of town looks like bear scat.
The reason the SLC to Provo signage is consistent is that almost all of 15 between 10600 S and US-6 has been reconstructed within the last 5 years. I-80 has not been similarly reconstructed.
Quote from: Kniwt on April 24, 2017, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
Since I spent a little bit of time in Park City/Heber the past weekend, I can confirm that NO, there is no overhead signage of US 189 on either direction of US 40 outside PC, but YES, there are new two-shield smaller reassurances in both directions with the exception of within Heber's proper downtown. Sorry for not snapping pictures though!
Quote from: BigManFromAFRICA88 on August 01, 2017, 06:11:40 PM
Quote from: Kniwt on April 24, 2017, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
Since I spent a little bit of time in Park City/Heber the past weekend, I can confirm that NO, there is no overhead signage of US 189 on either direction of US 40 outside PC, but YES, there are new two-shield smaller reassurances in both directions with the exception of within Heber's proper downtown. Sorry for not snapping pictures though!
I can add that the 40/189 concurrency is also fully signed at the SR-32 intersection. :sombrero:
Quote from: roadguy2 on August 23, 2017, 01:03:43 AM
Quote from: BigManFromAFRICA88 on August 01, 2017, 06:11:40 PM
Quote from: Kniwt on April 24, 2017, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
Since I spent a little bit of time in Park City/Heber the past weekend, I can confirm that NO, there is no overhead signage of US 189 on either direction of US 40 outside PC, but YES, there are new two-shield smaller reassurances in both directions with the exception of within Heber's proper downtown. Sorry for not snapping pictures though!
I can add that the 40/189 concurrency is also fully signed at the SR-32 intersection. :sombrero:
Went through there last week and can also confirm same. I do have pictures but will need some time to post them. Traveling north (west) bound, I saw the US 189 end sign gone, US 40 signed alone in Heber city limits as noted above, and a couple or three joint US 40-189 signs until the Utah 248 junction, where US 189 disappears. No US 189 signs are posted north of there, and nothing indicates US 189 traffic should transition onto I-80 eastbound.
Quote from: andy3175 on August 23, 2017, 11:30:12 PM
Quote from: roadguy2 on August 23, 2017, 01:03:43 AM
Quote from: BigManFromAFRICA88 on August 01, 2017, 06:11:40 PM
Quote from: Kniwt on April 24, 2017, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
Since I spent a little bit of time in Park City/Heber the past weekend, I can confirm that NO, there is no overhead signage of US 189 on either direction of US 40 outside PC, but YES, there are new two-shield smaller reassurances in both directions with the exception of within Heber's proper downtown. Sorry for not snapping pictures though!
I can add that the 40/189 concurrency is also fully signed at the SR-32 intersection. :sombrero:
Went through there last week and can also confirm same. I do have pictures but will need some time to post them. Traveling north (west) bound, I saw the US 189 end sign gone, US 40 signed alone in Heber city limits as noted above, and a couple or three joint US 40-189 signs until the Utah 248 junction, where US 189 disappears. No US 189 signs are posted north of there, and nothing indicates US 189 traffic should transition onto I-80 eastbound.
UDOT's probably working on it; it will probably show up in a few months. UDOT's Region 3 and Region 2 cover the 40/189 concurrency, though I'm not sure why 189 isn't shown in Heber City limits. All that said, this is a good start.
XT1585
Quote from: Rover_0 on August 23, 2017, 11:48:57 PM
Quote from: andy3175 on August 23, 2017, 11:30:12 PM
Quote from: roadguy2 on August 23, 2017, 01:03:43 AM
Quote from: BigManFromAFRICA88 on August 01, 2017, 06:11:40 PM
Quote from: Kniwt on April 24, 2017, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
Since I spent a little bit of time in Park City/Heber the past weekend, I can confirm that NO, there is no overhead signage of US 189 on either direction of US 40 outside PC, but YES, there are new two-shield smaller reassurances in both directions with the exception of within Heber's proper downtown. Sorry for not snapping pictures though!
I can add that the 40/189 concurrency is also fully signed at the SR-32 intersection. :sombrero:
Went through there last week and can also confirm same. I do have pictures but will need some time to post them. Traveling north (west) bound, I saw the US 189 end sign gone, US 40 signed alone in Heber city limits as noted above, and a couple or three joint US 40-189 signs until the Utah 248 junction, where US 189 disappears. No US 189 signs are posted north of there, and nothing indicates US 189 traffic should transition onto I-80 eastbound.
UDOT's probably working on it; it will probably show up in a few months. UDOT's Region 3 and Region 2 cover the 40/189 concurrency, though I'm not sure why 189 isn't shown in Heber City limits. All that said, this is a good start.
XT1585
A 189 shield has been put up next to the first US 40 eastbound reassurance marker! I was unable to get a picture, though. The bad news is that it's a
SR 189 sign and not a
US 189, but it's a start, and it's the still the only 189 anywhere in Summit County.
Quote from: roadguy2 on September 05, 2017, 12:50:05 AM
Quote from: Rover_0 on August 23, 2017, 11:48:57 PM
Quote from: andy3175 on August 23, 2017, 11:30:12 PM
Quote from: roadguy2 on August 23, 2017, 01:03:43 AM
Quote from: BigManFromAFRICA88 on August 01, 2017, 06:11:40 PM
Quote from: Kniwt on April 24, 2017, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
Since I spent a little bit of time in Park City/Heber the past weekend, I can confirm that NO, there is no overhead signage of US 189 on either direction of US 40 outside PC, but YES, there are new two-shield smaller reassurances in both directions with the exception of within Heber's proper downtown. Sorry for not snapping pictures though!
I can add that the 40/189 concurrency is also fully signed at the SR-32 intersection. :sombrero:
Went through there last week and can also confirm same. I do have pictures but will need some time to post them. Traveling north (west) bound, I saw the US 189 end sign gone, US 40 signed alone in Heber city limits as noted above, and a couple or three joint US 40-189 signs until the Utah 248 junction, where US 189 disappears. No US 189 signs are posted north of there, and nothing indicates US 189 traffic should transition onto I-80 eastbound.
UDOT's probably working on it; it will probably show up in a few months. UDOT's Region 3 and Region 2 cover the 40/189 concurrency, though I'm not sure why 189 isn't shown in Heber City limits. All that said, this is a good start.
XT1585
A 189 shield has been put up next to the first US 40 eastbound reassurance marker! I was unable to get a picture, though. The bad news is that it's a SR 189 sign and not a US 189, but it's a start, and it's the still the only 189 anywhere in Summit County.
I can't wait to see pictures, but that's a very common mistake in Utah (likely due to contractor errors).
XT1585
Quote from: Rover_0 on September 05, 2017, 12:56:04 AM
Quote from: roadguy2 on September 05, 2017, 12:50:05 AM
Quote from: Rover_0 on August 23, 2017, 11:48:57 PM
Quote from: andy3175 on August 23, 2017, 11:30:12 PM
Quote from: roadguy2 on August 23, 2017, 01:03:43 AM
Quote from: BigManFromAFRICA88 on August 01, 2017, 06:11:40 PM
Quote from: Kniwt on April 24, 2017, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Rover_0 on April 24, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Any, ahem, sign of US 189 here?
I didn't see any ... although, of course, not every panel was visible. (And I was hurrying so that the Sign Police didn't come try to handcuff me or something. :) )
Since I spent a little bit of time in Park City/Heber the past weekend, I can confirm that NO, there is no overhead signage of US 189 on either direction of US 40 outside PC, but YES, there are new two-shield smaller reassurances in both directions with the exception of within Heber's proper downtown. Sorry for not snapping pictures though!
I can add that the 40/189 concurrency is also fully signed at the SR-32 intersection. :sombrero:
Went through there last week and can also confirm same. I do have pictures but will need some time to post them. Traveling north (west) bound, I saw the US 189 end sign gone, US 40 signed alone in Heber city limits as noted above, and a couple or three joint US 40-189 signs until the Utah 248 junction, where US 189 disappears. No US 189 signs are posted north of there, and nothing indicates US 189 traffic should transition onto I-80 eastbound.
UDOT's probably working on it; it will probably show up in a few months. UDOT's Region 3 and Region 2 cover the 40/189 concurrency, though I'm not sure why 189 isn't shown in Heber City limits. All that said, this is a good start.
XT1585
A 189 shield has been put up next to the first US 40 eastbound reassurance marker! I was unable to get a picture, though. The bad news is that it's a SR 189 sign and not a US 189, but it's a start, and it's the still the only 189 anywhere in Summit County.
I can't wait to see pictures, but that's a very common mistake in Utah (likely due to contractor errors).
XT1585
It doesn't help that local media often report US highways as "SR" in articles about accidents, construction, etc. KSL is especially bad at this, but I've also seen the others do it on occasion.
On the opposite end, I remember seeing a "US-265" sign on University Parkway about 5 years ago. Region 3 has fixed it since.
Quote from: i-215 on September 11, 2017, 11:55:36 PM
On the opposite end, I remember seeing a "US-265" sign on University Parkway about 5 years ago. Region 3 has fixed it since.
On a similar note, there was for a long time a US-190 sign at the mouth of Big Cottonwood. There also used to be a US-32 sign at the 40/189 junction. I believe I've also seen US-203 and US-143 signs as well.
Quote from: roadguy2 on September 12, 2017, 10:11:14 PM
Quote from: i-215 on September 11, 2017, 11:55:36 PM
On the opposite end, I remember seeing a "US-265" sign on University Parkway about 5 years ago. Region 3 has fixed it since.
On a similar note, there was for a long time a US-190 sign at the mouth of Big Cottonwood. There also used to be a US-32 sign at the 40/189 junction. I believe I've also seen US-203 and US-143 signs as well.
Has that sign gone down? I didn't use Wasatch as much this year...
Quote from: BigManFromAFRICA88 on September 13, 2017, 11:04:10 AM
Quote from: roadguy2 on September 12, 2017, 10:11:14 PM
Quote from: i-215 on September 11, 2017, 11:55:36 PM
On the opposite end, I remember seeing a "US-265" sign on University Parkway about 5 years ago. Region 3 has fixed it since.
On a similar note, there was for a long time a US-190 sign at the mouth of Big Cottonwood. There also used to be a US-32 sign at the 40/189 junction. I believe I've also seen US-203 and US-143 signs as well.
Has that sign gone down? I didn't use Wasatch as much this year...
It was replaced as of April 2016. See this GSV (https://goo.gl/maps/Tsx8RsoaEHt) and compare it to this one from July 2016 (https://goo.gl/maps/6HUwRhber5n).
I had the opportunity of making it up along the stretch of US-40/189 between I-80 and Heber City and can confirm that 189 is finally in the process of being signed! Like Roadguy2 said, however, most of the signs in Summit County erroneously sign it as SR-189. There's also a WB 40/NB 189 reassurance assembly (with "SR-189") after one of the exits (SR-248, I believe, but I was going EB/SB from I-80 towards Heber City). Photos will be posted soon (whether in this thread or in a different one).
Here are the US-40/189 pictures that I've taken a look at. I'll post these and more from this trip in the "Adventures in Utah Signage" thread. I've uploaded these to Google Photos and am trying to iron out the kinks in the software, but I'm able to see these embedded. Let me know if anyone else is having issues with seeing this. But without further ado, here we go...
Still no mention of US-189 on the BGS's on EB I-80, but it may take time to get that replaced as these BGS's are only a couple years old:
(https://goo.gl/RrrqAc)
(https://goo.gl/JnfcYZ)
(https://goo.gl/fiHeDt)
(Not sure about WB I-80 but I'm doubtful as those are probably about the same age.)
And, as Roadguy2 has said before, it's a case of "Sign's there but it's the wrong kind." US-189 is signed on EB US-40/SB US-189 just off of I-80, but it's the pesky beehive:
(https://goo.gl/hRNLQt)
There's a WB 40/ NB 189 assembly an exit or two (I think from SR-248?) with the same issue, but 189 is indeed signed and this seems to be strictly a Summit County/Region 2 issue. Baby steps, UDOT contractors, baby steps.
Further down 40/189, only 40 is signed, but that's probably because the 189 signs haven't gotten set up:
(https://goo.gl/rTuPei)
(https://goo.gl/mJcXFc)
Once in Wasatch County, however, US-189 gets its correct shield:
(https://goo.gl/oSefTy)
(Apologies for the blurriness...not the easiest thing to do from a moving car.)
Also, US-189 is signed at the US-40/189/SR-32 junction, though the 189 shield is the one separated from the original assembly:
(https://goo.gl/wzLD1n)
And the last EB 40/SB 189 assembly before entering Heber City proper, after the SR-32 junction:
(https://goo.gl/7kc85T)
Also, as Roadguy2 has said, there is no mention of 189 once in Heber City. We weren't able to see the 40/189 junction (more on that in the other thread when I get to it), but my guess is that UDOT is still working on it, as what US-40 shields that were in Heber City were obscured by trees. I think that UDOT is planning a BGS-style junction (or single-panel) assemblies at the 40/189 junction and what other assemblies lie in town (like the US-40/189/SR-113 junction a few blocks up the road), so I don't think they've even finished planning how to sign US-40/189 in Heber City.
The first two pictures don't show up for me, but all the rest do. Thanks for posting pictures!
Also, I believe the BGSs for 40 on I-80 EB were replaced at the beginning of this summer.
I recently had the opportunity to drive the 40/189 concurrency and take some photos. The beehive 189's that Rover posted earlier have been replaced with proper US 189s. I posted the pictures in the "Adventures in Utah Signage" thread.