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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1750 on: November 23, 2020, 05:24:13 AM »

EDIT: and any news on the US 77/I-69 Driscoll and US 59/I-69 Nacogdoches bypasses too?

The work on I-69 at Nachogdoches was proceeding well when I drove through on September 7. See photos below. The section to the south of the elevated connector was not as far along but all right-of-way was cleared with work in progress.

Further south at Diboll, the forest was cleared from the right-of-way. As I've mentioned before, there is a tremendous amount of work still needing to be done to upgrade the corridor to Interstate standards all the way to Houston, and the projects in progress are addressing the worst slowdown locations.


Looking north along I-69, just south of Loop 224, on September 7, 2020



Construction of elevated connectors on September 7, 2020
I had no idea work on I-69 in East Texas was already started! Do you happen to have the current alignment plan?

Building the town bypasses first and following up with interim connections is always a good idea re rural freeway corridor sections, particularly when dealing with ongoing inflationary realities.  Get as much of the most expensive structures and interchange-heavy segments out of the way initially then connect them as funding allows.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1751 on: November 23, 2020, 12:44:23 PM »

Building the town bypasses first and following up with interim connections is always a good idea re rural freeway corridor sections, particularly when dealing with ongoing inflationary realities.  Get as much of the most expensive structures and interchange-heavy segments out of the way initially then connect them as funding allows.

There's another Texas-specific justification here: there's no law limiting the 75 mph speed limit to specific highway types. A four-lane divided highway without controlled access is generally just as fast as a freeway so long as town centers are bypassed and major intersections are grade-separated.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1752 on: November 23, 2020, 05:20:12 PM »

EDIT: and any news on the US 77/I-69 Driscoll and US 59/I-69 Nacogdoches bypasses too?

The work on I-69 at Nachogdoches was proceeding well when I drove through on September 7. See photos below. The section to the south of the elevated connector was not as far along but all right-of-way was cleared with work in progress.

Further south at Diboll, the forest was cleared from the right-of-way. As I've mentioned before, there is a tremendous amount of work still needing to be done to upgrade the corridor to Interstate standards all the way to Houston, and the projects in progress are addressing the worst slowdown locations.


Looking north along I-69, just south of Loop 224, on September 7, 2020


Construction of elevated connectors on September 7, 2020

The pictures reference this part of the project.

https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/lfk/notices/090315-project-map.pdf

The full route schematic is here.

https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/i69/projects/59/approved-schematic.pdf
« Last Edit: November 23, 2020, 05:29:18 PM by edwaleni »
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1753 on: November 25, 2020, 10:33:53 AM »

I am unable to see the above pictures. Anybody else have that problem? Windows 10 laptop.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1754 on: November 25, 2020, 10:41:57 AM »

I am unable to see the above pictures. Anybody else have that problem? Windows 10 laptop.

Google Chrome only allows HTTPS on this forum. HTTP photos won't show.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1755 on: December 09, 2020, 12:20:36 AM »

I am unable to see the above pictures. Anybody else have that problem? Windows 10 laptop.
You can also right click on the picture(s) and "open image in new tab" so you can see them
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1756 on: January 28, 2021, 04:07:38 PM »

Any news on the US 59/I-69 expansion in between Richmond-Rosenburg to Beasley and maybe Kendleton?
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1757 on: January 29, 2021, 11:14:41 AM »

Construction is pretty far along on the I-69 segment from Rosenberg on Southwest down to Kendleton.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1758 on: February 07, 2021, 01:57:39 AM »

Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1759 on: February 07, 2021, 02:21:56 AM »

Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1760 on: February 07, 2021, 03:50:45 PM »

Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.
I believe there may be a way you can.  Check the topic "Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana", and look for ITB's posts.  It appears he has a way that he has done it, since it doesn't look like he uses a link.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1761 on: February 07, 2021, 03:54:09 PM »

Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.
I believe there may be a way you can.  Check the topic "Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana", and look for ITB's posts.  It appears he has a way that he has done it, since it doesn't look like he uses a link.

There's a forum gallery, but I don't think everyone has access to it.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1762 on: February 07, 2021, 08:55:31 PM »

Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.
I believe there may be a way you can.  Check the topic "Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana", and look for ITB's posts.  It appears he has a way that he has done it, since it doesn't look like he uses a link.

ITB uploads his pictures to Flickr.

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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1763 on: February 07, 2021, 10:35:32 PM »

Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.
I believe there may be a way you can.  Check the topic "Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana", and look for ITB's posts.  It appears he has a way that he has done it, since it doesn't look like he uses a link.

There's a forum gallery, but I don't think everyone has access to it.

A few members requested access so they can upload photos or project graphics. Most members have places where they post their photos and hotlink from. The gallery helps with those who don't have that option, or don't want to create a new account at Flickr or whatnot just to share photos here.

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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1764 on: February 08, 2021, 06:43:49 AM »

Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.
I believe there may be a way you can.  Check the topic "Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana", and look for ITB's posts.  It appears he has a way that he has done it, since it doesn't look like he uses a link.

There's a forum gallery, but I don't think everyone has access to it.

A few members requested access so they can upload photos or project graphics. Most members have places where they post their photos and hotlink from. The gallery helps with those who don't have that option, or don't want to create a new account at Flickr or whatnot just to share photos here.

Then how did I get access?
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1765 on: February 08, 2021, 09:58:14 AM »




Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.

I believe there may be a way you can.  Check the topic "Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana", and look for ITB's posts.  It appears he has a way that he has done it, since it doesn't look like he uses a link.

ITB uploads his pictures to Flickr.

Yep.

I just checked his most recent post with pictures, and here is the pertinent info:

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[img width=800 height=533]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50869355327_e377a55e41_k.jpg[/img]
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[img width=800 height=1200]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50868541878_3a7d8eb8ba_k.jpg[/img]
Et cetera.  Those are images hosted on Flickr.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1766 on: February 08, 2021, 09:43:15 PM »




Hey guys, I want to upload a few photos of US 59 Construction in victoria from my Android. However, I can't figure out how to attach a file.

You can't directly attach a photo to a post.  You need to post the photo on a hosting site such as Flickr or Imgur and then include the link to the photo in your post.  Click the "Quote" link on a post with photos to see the syntax to use for the link.

I believe there may be a way you can.  Check the topic "Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana", and look for ITB's posts.  It appears he has a way that he has done it, since it doesn't look like he uses a link.

ITB uploads his pictures to Flickr.

Yep.

I just checked his most recent post with pictures, and here is the pertinent info:

Code: [Select]
[img width=800 height=533]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50869355327_e377a55e41_k.jpg[/img]
Code: [Select]
[img width=800 height=1200]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50868541878_3a7d8eb8ba_k.jpg[/img]
Et cetera.  Those are images hosted on Flickr.

When embedding images from Flickr, use the medium setting when exporting the URL.

Then only use the IMG icon above and remove the other formatting info when embedding the URL in the forum.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50868541878_3a7d8eb8ba_k.jpg

You should only see this:

 
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1767 on: February 08, 2021, 09:46:18 PM »

Height above 600 for non-SVG files is discouraged, as it takes longer for the page to load with larger files, plus more scrolling. (Width above 800 is automatically downsized unless it's an SVG, but the forum won't change height automatically.)
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1768 on: February 10, 2021, 10:28:19 AM »

Imgur is the easiest I've used. No account needed, just drag and drop to upload and copy the link.
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« Reply #1769 on: February 10, 2021, 11:46:35 AM »

I've also used imgur, for over four years now. Works like a charm although the compression is a little aggressive.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1770 on: February 19, 2021, 08:33:53 AM »

Don't know if this has been referenced before, but while playing around on Google Maps I found some September 2019 photos of construction for Ranch access on I-69E just North of Raymondville...

https://www.google.com/maps/@26.5979191,-97.7669605,3a,75y,16.57h,79.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5RnSs6JQPluYTtfWWLdfww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
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« Reply #1771 on: February 19, 2021, 12:35:06 PM »

Don't know if this has been referenced before, but while playing around on Google Maps I found some September 2019 photos of construction for Ranch access on I-69E just North of Raymondville...

https://www.google.com/maps/@26.5979191,-97.7669605,3a,75y,16.57h,79.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5RnSs6JQPluYTtfWWLdfww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

From the picture shown, it appears that this is decidedly not one of their planned separated access lanes leading to a locked gate (presumably ranch employees would have keys/codes) but instead a variation of a standard diamond interchange with the current carriageways serving as ramps.  Likely a request for bidirectional access at this point was made and accommodated.  OTOH, being just north of Raymondville at the far southern end of the long ranch-bound segment, it could simply be a local intersecting road.  If anyone can obtain pictures of one of the roadside access points under construction, it certainly would be informative as to how TxDOT is addressing that issue.
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« Reply #1772 on: February 19, 2021, 12:42:19 PM »


Don't know if this has been referenced before, but while playing around on Google Maps I found some September 2019 photos of construction for Ranch access on I-69E just North of Raymondville...

https://www.google.com/maps/@26.5979191,-97.7669605,3a,75y,16.57h,79.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5RnSs6JQPluYTtfWWLdfww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

From the picture shown, it appears that this is decidedly not one of their planned separated access lanes leading to a locked gate (presumably ranch employees would have keys/codes) but instead a variation of a standard diamond interchange with the current carriageways serving as ramps.  Likely a request for bidirectional access at this point was made and accommodated.  OTOH, being just north of Raymondville at the far southern end of the long ranch-bound segment, it could simply be a local intersecting road.  If anyone can obtain pictures of one of the roadside access points under construction, it certainly would be informative as to how TxDOT is addressing that issue.

It's no less useful than I-35's San Roman Interchange (Exit #32), Caiman Creek Interchange (Exit #48), or Elm Creek Interchange (Exit #63).
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1773 on: February 19, 2021, 05:03:55 PM »

Don't know if this has been referenced before, but while playing around on Google Maps I found some September 2019 photos of construction for Ranch access on I-69E just North of Raymondville...

https://www.google.com/maps/@26.5979191,-97.7669605,3a,75y,16.57h,79.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5RnSs6JQPluYTtfWWLdfww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

So, how would/might this exit be signed?  As a frontage road exit?  As a ______ Road exit (even though there's clearly no county road involved)?  Surely it won't be a lazy-cheapo like rural/farm/ranch areas in other states with just the exit number and that's it.
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Re: I-69 in TX
« Reply #1774 on: February 19, 2021, 06:44:35 PM »


Don't know if this has been referenced before, but while playing around on Google Maps I found some September 2019 photos of construction for Ranch access on I-69E just North of Raymondville...

https://www.google.com/maps/@26.5979191,-97.7669605,3a,75y,16.57h,79.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5RnSs6JQPluYTtfWWLdfww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

From the picture shown, it appears that this is decidedly not one of their planned separated access lanes leading to a locked gate (presumably ranch employees would have keys/codes) but instead a variation of a standard diamond interchange with the current carriageways serving as ramps.  Likely a request for bidirectional access at this point was made and accommodated.  OTOH, being just north of Raymondville at the far southern end of the long ranch-bound segment, it could simply be a local intersecting road.  If anyone can obtain pictures of one of the roadside access points under construction, it certainly would be informative as to how TxDOT is addressing that issue.

It's no less useful than I-35's San Roman Interchange (Exit #32), Caiman Creek Interchange (Exit #48), or Elm Creek Interchange (Exit #63).

Actually, the interchange shown in the picture looks to be conventional -- no question about its utility.  What I was looking for was any picture of the "ranch access" accommodations planned for I-69E through the King Ranch area between Raymondville and Serita.  Additionally, it appears that the carriageways of existing US 77 are wide enough apart to accommodate a full-width freeway in the median; the bridge bents pictured are oriented to carry lanes over a E-W surface road, presumably the Thomas Ranch Road cited in the accompanying map.  It would be useful to see the actual freeway plans for this stretch -- whether it will be simple upgrades of the current facility or, like with I-69C/US 281 to the west, "filling in" a freeway within the existing facility's footprint, with the existing lanes ostensibly repurposed as frontage roads. 
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