New York

[Roadgeek Adam]

They already try a thru traffic restriction on the east end.

[yakra]

A gold-on-brown reference marker?
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.1502246,-73.7675845,3a,15y,338.84h,77.05t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sYNkg4KvHd-qIDfqTlNDCuA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i40

[webny99]

A gold-on-brown reference marker?
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.1502246,-73.7675845,3a,15y,338.84h,77.05t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sYNkg4KvHd-qIDfqTlNDCuA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i40

I believe that's standard for routes within Adirondack Park.

[vdeane]

Yep, those are used in the Adirondacks, at least off the interstate.  Essex County went all-in; others are handling things as they get replaced.  The Catskills use white on brown.  This was part of the compromise with FHWA over the gold on brown signs.

[astralentity]

Are the gold on brown signs staying, or is that now a bygone era?

[Rothman]

Are the gold on brown signs staying, or is that now a bygone era?

Why would they go anywhere?

[astralentity]

Why would they go anywhere?

I thought they were becoming a bit of a controversy and that we wouldn't be seeing much of them anymore.  Personally, I like them and are a good reminder that you're inside the blue line.

[Rothman]

Why would they go anywhere?

I thought they were becoming a bit of a controversy and that we wouldn't be seeing much of them anymore.  Personally, I like them and are a good reminder that you're inside the blue line.

Haven't heard anything like that.

[vdeane]

Are the gold on brown signs staying, or is that now a bygone era?

They're staying in the Adirondacks, though I don't think they're being used for everything they used to be (such as hospital signs).  They're gone in the Catskills, replaced with white on brown.

[yakra]

The Catskills use white on brown.  This was part of the compromise with FHWA over the gold on brown signs.

What's this about? Got a link I can read up on?

[vdeane]

The Catskills use white on brown.  This was part of the compromise with FHWA over the gold on brown signs.

What's this about? Got a link I can read up on?

From the 2009 thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20100219041442/http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/511311.html%3Fnav=5008

The Catskill signs do indeed use white on brown with placards on top of some signs.

[Buffaboy]

I missed out on the US 219 discussion, but I'll just add that I thought that landslides were what ultimately led the extension to be put on a "hiatus", as well as disputes with the Seneca Nation. Although I was a bit young to know what was going on then, I still paid more attention to it than most people who were older than me did. I didn't know about all of the other details though, which is interesting.

Even if they could get it extended to Ellicottville, that would at least be somewhat worthwhile. The extension 10 years ago is known as the "bridge to nowhere". I'll admit, it may have shaved off a minute or two from my dad's commute from when he was used to work down in Cattaraugus County.

[webny99]

It appears that I-87/I-287 is closed in Rockland County from NY 59 to NY 303? Curious if this is related to the storm moving through the area or if something else is going on. Thruway website has this to say:

[Rothman]

It appears that I-87/I-287 is closed in Rockland County from NY 59 to NY 303? Curious if this is related to the storm moving through the area or if something else is going on. Thruway website has this to say:

Storm-related.  NYC is hurting.

[webny99]

I guess so.. now I see there's a bunch of other roads closed in Westchester, NYC, and northern Jersey.

[kernals12]

Greater New York has not seen this many traffic snarls since the pandemic started, and it's happening in the middle of the night!

[Jim]

Check out some of the video from the NYC metro and you'll easily see why so many roads are having problems last night and this morning.

Fortunately, I'm north and west of where the sharp cutoff was in the heavy rains and saw just some light rain for several hours.

[snowc]

It appears that I-87/I-287 is closed in Rockland County from NY 59 to NY 303? Curious if this is related to the storm moving through the area or if something else is going on. Thruway website has this to say:

Storm-related.  NYC is hurting.

Will my trip to NYS be affected by this storm? Going next week.

[Rothman]

It appears that I-87/I-287 is closed in Rockland County from NY 59 to NY 303? Curious if this is related to the storm moving through the area or if something else is going on. Thruway website has this to say:

Storm-related.  NYC is hurting.

Will my trip to NYS be affected by this storm? Going next week.

Check 511ny.org as you get closer to your trip.

[empirestate]

There's a lot of water. From my house I can hear Fishkill Creek crashing and thrashing through Beacon, almost half a mile away. Never heard that before!

[snowc]

It appears that I-87/I-287 is closed in Rockland County from NY 59 to NY 303? Curious if this is related to the storm moving through the area or if something else is going on. Thruway website has this to say:

Storm-related.  NYC is hurting.

Will my trip to NYS be affected by this storm? Going next week.

Check 511ny.org as you get closer to your trip.

My trip is now cancelled due to delta.

[crispy93]

There's a lot of water. From my house I can hear Fishkill Creek crashing and thrashing through Beacon, almost half a mile away. Never heard that before!

Hey neighbor! I saw the Bronx River Parkway under water at Mile Square Rd and places with abandoned cars where they were floated from where they were parked.

[TheDon102]

I was driving on the Deegan yesterday, and lots of seemingly abandoned cars on the cobblestone shoulder.

[Alps]

I was driving on the Deegan yesterday, and lots of seemingly abandoned cars on the cobblestone shoulder.

Both sides. The NB ones had glass smashed in. All were covered in dirt. Definitely abandoned cars from the storm and were causing significant gawking delays.

[The Ghostbuster]

So row, row, row your boat, gently down the freeway?