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dgolub:
--- Quote from: Mergingtraffic on February 05, 2023, 06:23:23 PM ---I see construction at I-95 NB/Pelham Pkwy. Are they finally adding a lane to I-95 in that section Northbound?
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They're closing exit 8C and extending the exit only lane that now leads to exit 8B so that it will go to exit 9 for the Hutchinson Parkway. Pelham Parkway will still be accessible through exit 8B. So, technically yes, they are adding a lane, but only for a very short distance. That section has already been a bottleneck, though, so it will be interesting to see how much this improves things.
dgolub:
--- Quote from: Plutonic Panda on February 24, 2023, 10:26:59 PM ---Article with a few links about future projects: https://www.worldhighways.com/wh9/news/new-york-road-repairs-planned
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Looks like this is entirely for routine resurfacing: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-100-million-repave-roads-impacted-extreme-weather
So, don't get excited about any new interchanges or anything like that.
1995hoo:
--- Quote from: vdeane on February 03, 2023, 09:51:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: RobbieL2415 on February 03, 2023, 08:28:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 03, 2023, 05:41:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: RobbieL2415 on February 03, 2023, 05:25:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: vdeane on February 02, 2023, 12:49:48 PM ---In addition to wanting to reduce the speed limit in NYC to 20 (10 for designated school zones, which can be placed most anywhere), Hochul now wants speed cameras on the MTA bridges and tunnels as well.
https://www.silive.com/news/2023/02/budget-proposal-would-allow-speed-cameras-on-mta-crossings-including-verrazzano-narrows-bridge.html
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Are school zone speed limits in NY enforceable outside school days and times?
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Speed cameras run 24/7 and on weekends in NYC now.
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Right, but are school zone speed limits in NY enforceable at all times of the day, not just when school is in session?
And I'm confused. If the cameras are in school zones shouldn't they be enforcing only the school zone speed limit?
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New York City is weird when it comes to school zones. Unlike the rest of the country where a school zone is a special limit for a specific section of roadway, in NYC a "school zone" simply means anywhere within a certain distance of a school... a distance that covers something like 75% of the roadway mileage in the city. And yes, they recently got permission to run the cameras 24/7/365.
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But what he means is not whether the camera runs at all times—he means whether the reduced speed limit is in force at all times such that if you pass the school on, for example, Saturday, do you still risk a speed camera ticket if you don’t obey the 10-mph speed limit (assuming that goes into effect).
I have to say when it comes to school zone signage I still think the best approach is the signs I’m used to from here in Fairfax County—the school zone speed limit is in effect when the yellow lights flash. Much easier than expecting people to be able to read a tiny sign with hours posted, or (worse) to know what a given school's hours are (not all schools have the same hours here even on the same day of the week), and much better than just making it a blanket 24/7 thing. I suppose I could see an argument for having the school zone limit continue for some time after regular "instructional" hours if the school has after-school activities that would cause a significant number of kids to be heading out at a later time, though.
Mergingtraffic:
--- Quote from: dgolub on February 25, 2023, 08:18:02 AM ---
--- Quote from: Mergingtraffic on February 05, 2023, 06:23:23 PM ---I see construction at I-95 NB/Pelham Pkwy. Are they finally adding a lane to I-95 in that section Northbound?
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They're closing exit 8C and extending the exit only lane that now leads to exit 8B so that it will go to exit 9 for the Hutchinson Parkway. Pelham Parkway will still be accessible through exit 8B. So, technically yes, they are adding a lane, but only for a very short distance. That section has already been a bottleneck, though, so it will be interesting to see how much this improves things.
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Anything will help I'd hope. Funny thing is technically I-95 drops a lane through the Bruckner Interchange but it doesn't really affect traffic much.
Mergingtraffic:
Still can't believe there's quite a bit of non-reflective button copy near the Brooklyn Bridge.
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