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User Content => Road Trips => Topic started by: Mergingtraffic on October 09, 2014, 10:46:02 PM

Title: Impromptu Baltimore trip
Post by: Mergingtraffic on October 09, 2014, 10:46:02 PM
I took a Baltimore trip today to see the MARC/US-40 expressway developments and the NJ Tpke widening.

Here's some of what I saw.
The MARC lot is taking shape.  Notice the addition of a left-turn lane.  Because of this on US-40 EB, the "DOWNTOWN LEFT LANES" BGS over grass and WB "Left Lane Ends...US-40 1/2 Mile" BGS are both gone.  That is because the WB lanes end sooner.

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3939/15489045201_e18bd13697_z.jpg)

and
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2946/15305626517_f57e3b477d_z.jpg)


As the EB US-40 stub/W. Mulberry St splits, it is more of a channeled split now.  To stay on Mulberry you have to bear right more so than in the past as 2-lanes curve right like an "S".  It's signed as "TO US-1."  Mulberry's also narrowed to 2-lanes but goes back to original width by Pulaski St. Sorry no pic of that.

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3930/15305623107_572facddee_z.jpg)


A lot of goodies do remain as they have since 1979.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3954/15305137060_bb1bd607f7_z.jpg)

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3954/15304899409_d639f860cb_z.jpg)


(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/15305337997_6db1a86fc3_z.jpg)

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2949/15305242569_d98481131d_z.jpg)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/15305228880_8112db0855_z.jpg)

Also noticed the NJ Tpke widening is almost complete except for last minute bridge work, final paving and line painting.

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15305361449_76faa3fb36_z.jpg)

More on my Flickr page:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98731835@N05/