California Observations

[J N Winkler]

How far behind is Caltrans in installing freeway exit numbers throughout CA?

AIUI, Caltrans considers an exit to be numbered if there is at least one exit tab in the action signing sequence, or the gore sign has an exit number, and pretty much all of the exits in the state now meet this very loose standard.  Caltrans has modestly upped the pace of sign replacements but even at the current rate it would still take decades to get exit numbers on every gore and action sign for every exit.

[TheStranger]

How far behind is Caltrans in installing freeway exit numbers throughout CA?

AIUI, Caltrans considers an exit to be numbered if there is at least one exit tab in the action signing sequence, or the gore sign has an exit number, and pretty much all of the exits in the state now meet this very loose standard.  Caltrans has modestly upped the pace of sign replacements but even at the current rate it would still take decades to get exit numbers on every gore and action sign for every exit.

Which makes the non-numbering of the eastbound 50/Business 80/Route 99 split in Sacramento extremely hard to understand (as those signs were installed ca. 2009, as other junctions in the area were already in the process of receiving full exit number signage!).

[roadfro]

How far behind is Caltrans in installing freeway exit numbers throughout CA?

AIUI, Caltrans considers an exit to be numbered if there is at least one exit tab in the action signing sequence, or the gore sign has an exit number, and pretty much all of the exits in the state now meet this very loose standard.  Caltrans has modestly upped the pace of sign replacements but even at the current rate it would still take decades to get exit numbers on every gore and action sign for every exit.

Which makes the non-numbering of the eastbound 50/Business 80/Route 99 split in Sacramento extremely hard to understand (as those signs were installed ca. 2009, as other junctions in the area were already in the process of receiving full exit number signage!).

Isn't that exit a TOTSO (turn off to stay on)? That might explain the lack of number...

[TheStranger]

How far behind is Caltrans in installing freeway exit numbers throughout CA?

AIUI, Caltrans considers an exit to be numbered if there is at least one exit tab in the action signing sequence, or the gore sign has an exit number, and pretty much all of the exits in the state now meet this very loose standard.  Caltrans has modestly upped the pace of sign replacements but even at the current rate it would still take decades to get exit numbers on every gore and action sign for every exit.

Which makes the non-numbering of the eastbound 50/Business 80/Route 99 split in Sacramento extremely hard to understand (as those signs were installed ca. 2009, as other junctions in the area were already in the process of receiving full exit number signage!).

Isn't that exit a TOTSO (turn off to stay on)? That might explain the lack of number...

It is, but then other similar exits (Route 1/I-280 split in Daly City, I-5/Route 99 in Wheeler Ridge) ARE numbered.

I also recall that the I-80/Business 80 junction in West Sacramento is not numbered off of I-80 (while the I-80/Business 80 split near Foothill Farms IS numbered).