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#1

Northeast / Re: Philadelphia

Last post by 74/171FAN - Today at 11:46:07 AM

(For I-76) PennDOT - District 6 News: Bridge Deck Repair to Close Section of Interstate 76 West (Schuylkill Expressway) Next Weekend in Philadelphia

#2

Off-Topic / Re: Sears-Kmart Death Watch

Last post by kalvado - Today at 11:44:27 AM

The Sears store at the Plaza Las Américas mall in San Juan, PR will be closing for good on August 31st.

Only 6 Sears stores left within the US!

Number of Sears stores left in each state
CA- 2 (Burbank and Concord)
FL- 2 (Miami and Orlando)
MA- 1 (Braintree)
TX- 1 (El Paso)

The "World's Longest Going Out of Business Sale" is finally nearing its end.  A hell of a lot longer than I originally supposed.

But it can end any decade now!

#3

Mid-Atlantic / Re: Virginia

Last post by WillWeaverRVA - Today at 11:39:32 AM

Looks like the CTB will be switching Virginia from the federal MUTCD with a state supplement to a Virginia MUTCD:

https://ctb.virginia.gov/media/ctb/agendas-and-meeting-minutes/2025/07/ctb-workshop-meeting-2025-07-15.pdf

I see that document will restrict Clearview to guide signs on freeways and expressways only, rather than all signs on which it might otherwise be permitted. I've seen a fair number of Clearview street signs on the mast arms holding traffic light assemblies and some of them look pretty good in my opinion (here is one example that replaced a faded old all-caps Gothic sign; you can see the old sign if you click back to August 2019).

I should've mentioned that the proposed Virginia MUTCD can be found here.

#4

General Highway Talk / Re: XY Challenge

Last post by formulanone - Today at 11:36:01 AM

Another view of US 2 and US 395's exit from I-90 in Spokane:



US 301 and US 98 in Dade City, Florida:



US 1 and US 90 in Jacksonville:

#5

Traffic Control / Re: Road Sign UNO

Last post by formulanone - Today at 11:22:27 AM

Colorado 72 near Coal Creek:

#6

Traffic Control / Re: Unique, Odd, or Interestin...

Last post by kurumi - Today at 11:10:34 AM

Why is US 250 a tourist destination?

There is some "We have US 550 at home" energy.

I haven't been there, but US 250 does get some props:
* "US-250 is a scenic and excellently-paved route": https://alavigne.net/Motorsports/ImageGallery/2008/10-AppalachianRoadTrip/?p=us250
* "U.S. Route 250 provides motorists with a scenic way to connect important Ohio history with interesting communities that tell a multitude of lesser-known stories": https://www.ohiohistory.org/u-s-route-250/

#7

Traffic Control / Re: Poor Sign Placement

Last post by wanderer2575 - Today at 10:47:02 AM

New trailblazer assembly installed behind an existing NTOR sign in Bloomfield Township, MI:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LBKkkXKAbf28cfTF9

#8

General Highway Talk / Re: Two places on sign that ar...

Last post by kphoger - Today at 10:46:53 AM

Not in Kentucky:

Nor Illinois, which is home to the Lebanon and Frankfort I've been to.

#9

General Highway Talk / Re: Two places on sign that ar...

Last post by NWI_Irish96 - Today at 10:23:05 AM

Not in Kentucky:

#10

General Highway Talk / Re: Two places on sign that ar...

Last post by kphoger - Today at 10:00:55 AM

Centralia and Frankfort, but this is not Illinois.
Chester and Belleville, but this is not Illinois.
Madison and Appleton, but this is not Wisconsin.