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Northeast / Re: Pennsylvania
Last post by 74/171FAN - Today at 01:59:18 PM #2
Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Wisconsin notes
Last post by mgk920 - Today at 01:48:48 PMQuote from: The Ghostbuster on Today at 12:16:48 PMYesterday, the second PIM was held for the Reimagining WIS 175 Study: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/se/175study/default.aspx. As everyone likely knows, STH 175 is a small chunk of what was proposed of the Stadium Freeway: https://www.wisconsinhighways.org/milwaukee/stadium.html. In the alternatives for the Southern Segment (https://hdp-us-prod-app-graef-engage-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/3517/1457/5221/2024-04-30_WIS_175_PIM_2_Alternatives_-_Full_Length_South.pdf) and the Northern Segment (https://hdp-us-prod-app-graef-engage-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/3717/1457/7708/2024-04-30_WIS_175_PIM_2_Alternatives_-Full_Length_North.pdf); my preference would be Alt. 4 for the Southern Segment, and Alt. 2 for the Northern Segment.
I like option #4 for both segments. #4 for the north one will create a useful traffic-carrying boulevard that will convenixntly feed to an existing useful boulevard (Sherman BD) and use some of the existlng freeway ROW to replace the parkland that would be needed for it, also working to isolate some of that traffic from the neighborhood. I just hope that the City is up to the task of following up with the needed long-term major street upgrades (personal 'water over the dam' comments omitted).
Mike
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Pacific Southwest / Re: Interstate 11 alignment, t...
Last post by cl94 - Today at 01:23:58 PMI mean, does any other Interstate in Nevada get END assemblies? 580 doesn't have them, don't remember if 215 does.
#4
General Highway Talk / Re: Roadgeek Memes
Last post by vdeane - Today at 12:37:47 PMQuote from: webny99 on Today at 09:11:33 AMThe bigger issue with multi-lane drive thrus seems to actually be entering them. If there's a lineup, you're supposed to form a single lane and then pick your lane when you get up to the split (or in roadgeek terms, the "gore point"). But some drivers seem to think that the instant there's a car blocking the gore point, they can just zoom up to an open lane, even if there's others who got there before them waiting their turn for a chance to pick a lane. Fortunately when this happened to me the other day, I ended up catching up to them at the order point and speed-ordering just to make sure I got back in front of them, which I did.Interesting. I wasn't aware of such, since I never use drive-thru lanes, but I wonder if this contributed to how people were behaving at the car wash I posted about a few months ago. If those people do regularly use drive-thrus, they might have expected the car wash to work exactly the same way.
#5
Pacific Southwest / Re: Interstate 11 alignment, t...
Last post by The Ghostbuster - Today at 12:25:39 PMI wonder if there will be any End Interstate 11 signs posted around the NV 157/Kyle Canyon Rd. interchange? Since there aren't any End Interstate 11 signs posted at the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (although there is a Mile 0 Interstate 11 Milepost at this location), I'm not sure if any will be erected on the northern end.
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Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Indiana Notes
Last post by NWI_Irish96 - Today at 12:23:54 PMQuote from: Great Lakes Roads on Today at 12:13:51 PMThe Link 101 project in southern Indiana is NOT moving forward...
On the project page (https://link101corridor.com/):
"The proposed Link 101 project is not moving forward. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) continuously reevaluates its priorities, and as the Preliminary Alternatives Screening Report was completed, the milestone marked a logical point to reevaluate this project.
A combination of higher than anticipated construction costs, low projected travel benefits, and public feedback sessions that overwhelmingly supported a more moderate approach led to the decision to forego a broader new-terrain project. Instead, INDOT will prioritize preservation of local corridor assets, in line with public feedback.
The preliminary alternatives recommendations had anticipated costs of $350 million to more than $450 million. The anticipated cost is a substantial increase from the original estimated cost of $200 million that was announced in 2021. In addition to higher than anticipated costs, lower traffic volumes limit total benefits to users. There has also been widespread opposition voiced to the project, both in public meetings and through project communication channels."
You essentially have a route to connect those segments of IN 101 already.
US 50 W -> IN 262 W -> Bear Branch Rd S -> Fairview Rd S -> IN 56 W -> IN 156 E
I've driven both of those county roads and they are in decent shap. If they wanted to upgrade them to state highway standards so that they could sign IN 101, I wouldn't be against it, but with GPS people can find that route without the signage.
Building any new terrain roadway was never feasible. There just aren't enough people going from here to there.
#7
Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Wisconsin notes
Last post by The Ghostbuster - Today at 12:16:48 PMYesterday, the second PIM was held for the Reimagining WIS 175 Study: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/se/175study/default.aspx. As everyone likely knows, STH 175 is a small chunk of what was proposed of the Stadium Freeway: https://www.wisconsinhighways.org/milwaukee/stadium.html. In the alternatives for the Southern Segment (https://hdp-us-prod-app-graef-engage-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/3517/1457/5221/2024-04-30_WIS_175_PIM_2_Alternatives_-_Full_Length_South.pdf) and the Northern Segment (https://hdp-us-prod-app-graef-engage-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/3717/1457/7708/2024-04-30_WIS_175_PIM_2_Alternatives_-Full_Length_North.pdf); my preference would be Alt. 4 for the Southern Segment, and Alt. 2 for the Northern Segment.
#8
Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Indiana Notes
Last post by Great Lakes Roads - Today at 12:13:51 PMThe Link 101 project in southern Indiana is NOT moving forward...
On the project page (https://link101corridor.com/):
"The proposed Link 101 project is not moving forward. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) continuously reevaluates its priorities, and as the Preliminary Alternatives Screening Report was completed, the milestone marked a logical point to reevaluate this project.
A combination of higher than anticipated construction costs, low projected travel benefits, and public feedback sessions that overwhelmingly supported a more moderate approach led to the decision to forego a broader new-terrain project. Instead, INDOT will prioritize preservation of local corridor assets, in line with public feedback.
The preliminary alternatives recommendations had anticipated costs of $350 million to more than $450 million. The anticipated cost is a substantial increase from the original estimated cost of $200 million that was announced in 2021. In addition to higher than anticipated costs, lower traffic volumes limit total benefits to users. There has also been widespread opposition voiced to the project, both in public meetings and through project communication channels."
On the project page (https://link101corridor.com/):
"The proposed Link 101 project is not moving forward. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) continuously reevaluates its priorities, and as the Preliminary Alternatives Screening Report was completed, the milestone marked a logical point to reevaluate this project.
A combination of higher than anticipated construction costs, low projected travel benefits, and public feedback sessions that overwhelmingly supported a more moderate approach led to the decision to forego a broader new-terrain project. Instead, INDOT will prioritize preservation of local corridor assets, in line with public feedback.
The preliminary alternatives recommendations had anticipated costs of $350 million to more than $450 million. The anticipated cost is a substantial increase from the original estimated cost of $200 million that was announced in 2021. In addition to higher than anticipated costs, lower traffic volumes limit total benefits to users. There has also been widespread opposition voiced to the project, both in public meetings and through project communication channels."
#9
Off-Topic / Re: What song are you currentl...
Last post by SEWIGuy - Today at 11:48:47 AMWith the death of Dickey Betts, I have gone back to listening to a lot of Allman Brothers. And man, they were just so damn good.
#10
Southeast / Re: Interstate 73/74
Last post by The Ghostbuster - Today at 11:48:08 AMI would have numbered it Interstate 474, but NC 192 it will be. This will be the second NC 192, as the designation hasn't been used since 1937: http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/nc192.html.