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#1

Mid-Atlantic / Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge (...

Last post by The Ghostbuster - Today at 12:18:54 PM

You can no longer cross the old bridge on Google Maps Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2097743,-76.5394925,3a,75y,84.22h,76.76t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1stKnn9TlC9nGFnsrNHgUIPg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D13.238972568883852%26panoid%3DtKnn9TlC9nGFnsrNHgUIPg%26yaw%3D84.21568909980498!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.

#2

Suggestions and Questions / Re: Profile Avatars

Last post by JayhawkCO - Today at 12:18:53 PM

That, and the same image hosted on my www.alaskaroads.com server, exceeds the forum's size limits for avatars not hosted on the aaroads server. If Alex can't find my old avatar on the aaroads server, then I'll have to shrink the avatar on my server from 80x80 to 65x65.

I had just downloaded the pic from your profile from the waybackmachine and then hosted it on postimages.org.

#3

Southeast / Re: Interstate 87 (NC-VA)

Last post by sprjus4 - Today at 12:18:35 PM

Conceivably, NCDOT could ask for waivers to allow I-87 to be signed from I-95 in Rocky Mount east to Williamston once several improvement projects in the Rocky Mount area are completed. However, these projects were not funded in the Draft 2026-2035 STIP.

If the recent resurfacing through Rocky Mount had included shoulder widening like the other nearby segments, you could sign I-87 from I-95 to Williamston today (pending FHWA approval of course). The resurfacing east of Rocky Mount to Tarboro included shoulder widening, and east of Tarboro was built to interstate standards.

I imagine the more preferred segment to be signed as I-87 first would be west of I-95 to provide an interstate highway connection between Raleigh and I-95 - but of course that will involve a more costly project to replace those bridges (I count 2 of them).

#4

Southeast / Re: Interstate 87 (NC-VA)

Last post by bob7374 - Today at 12:06:29 PM

Much like how I-22 is or was not to Interstate standards through New Albany?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/QyYpUiB9KR9rg6Ls7

I'd say US-64 through Rocky Mount is certainly in better shape, really only lacking a shoulder - although during recent surfacing, unlike other segments of US-64, they didn't widen the shoulder.

Which that's either due to inconsistency among contracts or potentially foreshadowing a future larger upgrade project.

US-64 through Nashville to the west is a much older facility, with a few mainline bridges needing replacement (such as this, although an ongoing resurfacing through there is widening the shoulders.

I'd say, interstate designation or not, it's a significant safety upgrade adding 10 ft paved shoulders to allow a safe place for a vehicle to stop during an incident, or to redirect traffic, especially on a 70 mph controlled access highway.

NCDOT's traffic map indicates the right lane of US 64 East is closed today from MM 453 (Old Franklin Rd) to 459 (US 64 Bus.), presumably for more shoulder widening. As was pointed out several bridges and interchanges will have to be modified to become interstate standard. I have a list of needed projects from a NCDOT feasibility study posted on my New/Future I-87 in NC webpage:
https://malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut87.html

Conceivably, NCDOT could ask for waivers to allow I-87 to be signed from I-95 in Rocky Mount east to Williamston once several improvement projects in the Rocky Mount area are completed. However, these projects were not funded in the Draft 2026-2035 STIP.

#5

General Highway Talk / Re: XY Challenge

Last post by paulthemapguy - Today at 12:04:44 PM

July 7: Post the junction of a US highway with a 0 in the tens place and a US highway with a 6 in the tens place.

US6 at US63 near Malcom, Iowa


IA-US63-US6EN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US1 and US460 near Petersburg, VA


VA-US460-I-85EN by Paul Across America, on Flickr

US1 and US64 at Raleigh, NC


NC-US1X101BS by Paul Across America, on Flickr

The next 4 days:

July 8: Post the junction of a US highway with a 0 in the tens place and a US highway with a 7 in the tens place.
July 9: Post the junction of a US highway with a 0 in the tens place and a US highway with a 8 in the tens place.
July 10: Post the junction of a US highway with a 0 in the tens place and a US highway with a 9 in the tens place.
July 11: Post the junction of a US highway with a 1 in the tens place and a different US highway with a 1 in the tens place.

#6

Mountain West / Re: Interstate 11

Last post by sprjus4 - Today at 11:50:05 AM

Agreed. The designation of an interstate highway should be in logical portions.

The first segment was the Nevada segment between north of Las Vegas and the Arizona state line.

The second logical segment would be once US-93 is upgraded between I-40 and the Nevada state line.

#7

Mountain West / Re: Interstate 11

Last post by stevashe - Today at 11:45:16 AM

So it will be the first piece of the 11 to be constructed in Arizona.

Arizona has shown zero interest in officially signing anything as I-11. They've also seemingly gone quiet in referring to I-11 at all, only referring to US 93 for this project.

For this project, it wouldn't really make sense to refer to I-11 anyway since there isn't a significant portion of US 93 being upgraded to interstate standards (there are at grade crossings beginning shortly north of the AZ 68 interchange).

I don't think there would be much point in signing such a short segment as I-11, especially since it is disconnected from the Nevada segment.

#8

Bridges / Re: 7 Engineers Suspended Afte...

Last post by sprjus4 - Today at 11:44:08 AM

Looks like a road bridge to me, not a pedestrian bridge.

Obviously construction standards are different in India than in the United States, but it's quite interesting it got this far constructed before someone said, wait a minute it's not supposed to do that.

#9

Northeast / Re: New York State Thruway

Last post by RobbieL2415 - Today at 11:42:11 AM

Its been a long time since I was on the Thruway in Rockland County. Who thought it was a good idea to install ramp meters on a freeway-freeway ramp? 

Don't tell him about the ramp meters on the LIE.

#10

Northeast / Re: Massachusetts

Last post by RobbieL2415 - Today at 11:40:36 AM

Drove the Mass Pike from Charlton to Allston-Brighton and back on Saturday. Resurfacing between Charlton and Worcester is in full swing. Was also pleasantly surprised to see that all the sheet aluminum signs are now mounted on I-beam supports. Also found it odd that they are using full-width supports for the new VMSs instead of mast arms.