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Started by TheHighwayMan3561, January 29, 2015, 02:53:46 PM

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Pete from Boston

You should at least drive up to Mt. Fuji (or whatever it's called now) for the view of the 87/287/17 interchange. 

There's a couple of severed roads on Houvenkopf Mountain.


vdeane

It would also time nicely with the exit 131 reconfiguration when/if it ever happens.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of NYSDOT or its affiliates.

TheHighwayMan3561

If you hadn't already seen the thread, the Tuxedo meet is now officially in the works.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=15186
self-certified as the dumbest person on this board for 5 years running

dave1013

Quote from: jpi on April 01, 2015, 02:52:36 PM
Quote from: dave1013 on April 01, 2015, 11:42:48 AM
Quote from: jpi on January 29, 2015, 07:03:11 PM
I am still aiming for a time frame from April to June for a 2016 Central PA road meet, spotlight on the Mt Rose AVE interchange in my home town of York, PA  (also where we would meet for lunch) also check out construction in Harrisburg and maybe the "goat path" in Lancaster County. Also this could even extend north toward State Collage to check out US 22/322 in the Lewistown Narrows and possible construction of extending the 4-lane 322 in the Potters Mills area. Below is a link to the I-83 improvement project, construction should be starting this spring and by next spring should be ramped up to where it will be well worth checking out-

http://www.i-83exit18.com/documents/I-83Exit18PublicMeetingHandout.pdf

I would love to attend this as I am also originally from York (and my family owned the business that built Haines Acres, which Mt. Rose Ave. borders on the south).  Have been following the I-83 interchange progress, saw the updated article linked to above in yesterday's York Daily Record.  Let the games begin!

Jason, didn't you post on the state-ends.com web page?  I really enjoyed that site as it pertains to PA.
Yes, I was a contirbuter to Adam Prince's PA highway ends site 15 years ago, my pics are also on other sites and my personal facebook page. Small world, that is cool that your family owned the business that spawned on of Yorks biggest suburbs :-) I get up to York a few times year, will be going up there in 2 weeks. I am planning for around this time next year for my meet.

Holy Hannah, I will be in York about that time, also!!  Spending two days on my way down to my 40th Duke reunion. 
Traffic and Safety Engineer - Alaska DOT&PF - Southcoast Region - Juneau, Alaska

Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of Alaska DOT&PF or the State of Alaska

vdeane

Right now I'm thinking about when I want to do the Capital District meet.  I currently have a few potential ideas in my head:
-1 day meet on April 3, similar to how the Hampton Roads and Delmarva meets were paired up last year
-1-2 day meet the following week, close enough that people could conceivably make a vacation out of them but not in the same weekend
-1-2 day meet late spring/summer as originally planned
-1-2 day meet in the fall, putting the two NY meets on opposite ends of the calendar

Just curious to hear people's thoughts right now.  I believe I can, in fact, grab enough stuff in the four counties to make a two day meet.  One day would be tighter but probably doable.  I may revise the potential dates once I get more information on the schedule for the reconfiguration of I-890 exit 4.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of NYSDOT or its affiliates.

codyg1985

I wouldn't mind attending, but it would depend on what other meets I decide to attend next year, along with other personal trips I may be taking.

I'm not sure I could do the two meets in a week thing like I did this year. I would probably be more interested in the Spring/Summer meet or the fall meet, depending on the month.
Cody Goodman
Huntsville, AL, United States

bulldog1979

Quote from: Dougtone on April 01, 2015, 12:38:52 PM
Quote from: SSOWorld on April 01, 2015, 11:01:26 AM
Do we need to wear tuxedos?
Indubitably. Bonus points for a top hat and a suit jacket with tails.

I happen to own a top hat, walking stick, gloves, silk scarf and a pair of patent leather dress shoes... now to rent a set of tails...

mgk920

I'm pondering a NE Wisconsin construction progress meet for mid-spring to mid-summer, 2016.  Included would be checking up on the progress on I-41/US 10/WI 441 in the Appleton area, I-41/43 in the Green Bay area and the new WI 96 Fox River bridge in Wrightstown (a very interesting new structure, much more so than I was expecting when I recently checked it out).

Mike

getemngo

Quote from: vdeane on April 03, 2015, 05:39:19 PM
Right now I'm thinking about when I want to do the Capital District meet.  I currently have a few potential ideas in my head:
-1 day meet on April 3, similar to how the Hampton Roads and Delmarva meets were paired up last year
-1-2 day meet the following week, close enough that people could conceivably make a vacation out of them but not in the same weekend
-1-2 day meet late spring/summer as originally planned
-1-2 day meet in the fall, putting the two NY meets on opposite ends of the calendar

Just curious to hear people's thoughts right now.  I believe I can, in fact, grab enough stuff in the four counties to make a two day meet.  One day would be tighter but probably doable.  I may revise the potential dates once I get more information on the schedule for the reconfiguration of I-890 exit 4.

I vote for option #4. This would hopefully maximize the number of people who could attend at least one New York meet, and fall in New York sounds like fun.
~ Sam from Michigan

JMoses24

#34
I'm looking at one in Cincinnati for spring. If I do, sites would include I-275 at OH 32; I-71 in the Uptown area of Cincinnati where an interchange is being constructed and I-75 at Hopple Street. Also, there is the new SPUI at KY 18 and KY 237, and I'd like to show where a new Double Crossover Diamond Interchange is probably going to be built at Mount Zion Road and I-75, both of those last two in Boone County.

hbelkins

Quote from: JMoses24 on May 28, 2015, 10:25:02 PM
I'm looking at one in Cincinnati for spring. If I do, sites would include I-275 at OH 32; I-71 in the Uptown area of Cincinnati where an interchange is being constructed and I-75 at Hopple Street. Also, there is the new SPUI at KY 18 and KY 237, and I'd like to show where a new Double Crossover Diamond Interchange is probably going to be built at Mount Zion Road and I-75, both of those last two in Boone County.

There's also supposed to be a DDI at KY 338 and I-75. I'm a bit surprised that there's a need for DDIs at both of those locations, unless traffic has picked up significantly on KY 537 and kY 338.

Also, the SPUI -- which route is the through route and which route has the stoplights? Again, I don't really see the need for this. The one time I can remember driving through there, it was a typical signalized intersection and I didn't see any problems that would require spending millions to build a grade-separated interchange.


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

cpzilliacus

#36
I have been toying with the idea of a Corridor H/Western Maryland meet in 2016 sometime, probably late spring or summer, given the high elevations (by Eastern standards) involved.

Starting in Winchester, Va. or Moorefield, W.Va.

Some possible stops (strawman list) would include:


  • (possibly) construction around the south junction of Va. 37 and I-81;
  • (possibly) construction of a replacement for the Va. 624 Morgans Ford low-water bridge over the Shenandoah River in Warren County;
  • At least three stops on eastern Corridor H:
    • Two scenic views (the best may be on the eastbound side between W.Va. 42 and W.Va. 93 on the Allegheny Front range itself);
    • Grassy Ridge Road over Corridor H (east of the Mount Storm Generating Station);
    • The newest section of Corridor H between Bismarck and Davis;
  • The "racetrack" that never became Corridor H along U.S. 33 east of Elkins;
  • A short section of western Corridor H;
  • Construction of Corridor H between Kerens and Parsons;
  • Sheetz stop in Parsons, W.Va.;
  • The source of the Potomac River at the Fairfax Stone;
  • The longest, meanest mountain descent in Maryland, Md. 135 from Altamont to Luke; and
  • The privately-owned Oldtown, Maryland low-water toll bridge over the Potomac River between Oldtown and Green Spring, W.Va.
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hbelkins

Quote from: cpzilliacus on May 30, 2015, 09:44:39 PM
I have been toying with the idea of a Corridor H/Western Maryland meet in 2025 sometime, probably late spring or summer, given the high elevations (by Eastern standards) involved.

  • Construction of Corridor H between Kerens and Parsons;

Fixed the year for you.  :bigass:

Seriously, although I have seen/done much of this route, this would be a fun meet, and probably one of the most rural -- more rural, probably, than my Pikeville meets.


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

cpzilliacus

#38
Quote from: hbelkins on May 31, 2015, 01:01:14 AM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on May 30, 2015, 09:44:39 PM
I have been toying with the idea of a Corridor H/Western Maryland meet in 2025 sometime, probably late spring or summer, given the high elevations (by Eastern standards) involved.

  • Construction of Corridor H between Kerens and Parsons;

Fixed the year for you.  :bigass:

;-)

In all seriousness, WVDOT/WVDOH say they will let a contract in 2016 to extend the western section of Corridor H north (roughly parallel to U.S. 219) to an interim terminus someplace near the Randolph County/Tucker County border, so perhaps there will be some progress to be seen?

2025 (or later) is probably about right for the section between Parsons and Davis!  Wonder if the environmentalists (some of which are from the D.C. area) will try again to stop it?

Quote from: hbelkins on May 31, 2015, 01:01:14 AM
Seriously, although I have seen/done much of this route, this would be a fun meet, and probably one of the most rural -- more rural, probably, than my Pikeville meets.

Your Pikeville meet was great. 
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Takumi

I'd definitely be interested in a Corridor H meet. It's something I've been wanting to check out for years now.
Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

vdeane

Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of NYSDOT or its affiliates.

noelbotevera

A little young, but I'm thinking of a Chambersburg road meet. There's a ton of faded signs, embossed button copy, and so much more. At the very least, maybe July? I can probably pick the stops, but somebody else hosts and promotes.

Alps

Quote from: noelbotevera on June 01, 2015, 10:36:16 PM
A little young, but I'm thinking of a Chambersburg road meet. There's a ton of faded signs, embossed button copy, and so much more. At the very least, maybe July? I can probably pick the stops, but somebody else hosts and promotes.
Embossed button copy? No. "Embossed" means the letters are punched into the sign. There are some embossed signs with cats' eyes or other glass reflectors (Massachusetts still has diamond curve/side street signs like this), but Stimsonite button copy is only applied to letters, numerals, and symbols that are then affixed to the sign separately.

SSOWorld

Quote from: vdeane on May 31, 2015, 02:37:38 PM
Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!
East coast bias anyone? :-P :awesomeface:

A meet is planned for Duluth, MN and St Louis will surface again as well.  There might or might not be something in Northern IL, but that's just my best "un"-educated guess (No I'm not organizing it).
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

Brandon

Quote from: SSOWorld on June 02, 2015, 05:11:02 AM
Quote from: vdeane on May 31, 2015, 02:37:38 PM
Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!
East coast bias anyone? :-P :awesomeface:

A meet is planned for Duluth, MN and St Louis will surface again as well.  There might or might not be something in Northern IL, but that's just my best "un"-educated guess (No I'm not organizing it).

I'm giving serious thought to a Northern Illinois meet.  Probably around the southeast side of Chicago, spilling into Northwest Indiana.  I'm still trying to figure out a good restaurant location where we can have free parking.  Horseshoe Casino keeps popping up as an idea (Hammond, Indiana).  Sights to see:

Chicago Skyway, toll plaza, bridge, McDonald's in the median.
Dan Ryan Expressway (probably at 63rd Street).
95th Street Bridge (the one the Blues Brothers jumped).
New South Lake Shore Drive.
Cline Avenue, the area that collapsed.

I'm thinking sometime in May of 2016, but it's flexible so I don't conflict with other meets.
"If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." - Ramsay Bolton

"Symbolic of his struggle against reality." - Reg

SSOWorld

Lest I forgot that the OP mentioned Duluth :sombrero:
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

codyg1985

Quote from: vdeane on May 31, 2015, 02:37:38 PM
Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!

At this rate, there will be so many meets that I think some people will be meet-ed out.
Cody Goodman
Huntsville, AL, United States

codyg1985

Quote from: Brandon on June 02, 2015, 12:38:23 PM
I'm thinking sometime in May of 2016, but it's flexible so I don't conflict with other meets.

Good luck with that.
Cody Goodman
Huntsville, AL, United States

jpi

I would be up for a corridor H road meet, especailly if I am in central PA visiting family around that time. Winchester would be a good starting point in terms of restaurant options for lunch.
Jason Ilyes
JPI
Lebanon, TN
Home Of The Barrel

cpzilliacus

Quote from: jpi on June 03, 2015, 11:50:53 PM
I would be up for a corridor H road meet, especailly if I am in central PA visiting family around that time. Winchester would be a good starting point in terms of restaurant options for lunch.

My only concern about Winchester is its location relative to much of the things to see along Corridor H to the west.  This is potentially a lot of driving in terms of distance at between 200 and 300 miles (but over a highway system that is normally uncongested).

I will be researching this in a little more detail.  Plenty of time until 2016.
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