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[yakra]

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_91&oldid=806534279

[jp the roadgeek]

Just noticed that in the I-91 Wikipedia article, someone changed the exit numbers for CT and VT to mileage based numbers.  Interesting. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_91

People get ideas. Usually poor ones.

They did a lousy job anyway.  They didn't use the A/B convention for 2 exits on the same milepost (they used 19 for East Main St and 19A for CT 15), plus they still used directional suffixes (27 N/S and 55 E/W for CT 9 and CT 190 exits, respectively).

[MikeTheActuary]

Just noticed that in the I-91 Wikipedia article, someone changed the exit numbers for CT and VT to mileage based numbers.  Interesting. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_91

Must've been short-lived/changed back.  I clicked on the link and only saw sequential exit numbers for CT & VT.

I couldn't sleep, and it annoyed me.

The person who made that change to the I-91 page played with several other pages.  Some of his handiwork is still live:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_195_(Rhode_Island%E2%80%93Massachusetts)

Given that the individual went hog-wild renumbering exits in New England, I presume that the new numbers on those pages are, shall we say, asipirational.  However, those roads aren't local to me, and I haven't been paying attention to their status.

If you want your 15 minutes of Wiki-fame....

(*sigh* Thanks to insomnia, I also caught that the demise of the SSR401/Hamilton Road North interchange needed to be logged in Wikipedia, and that amazingly no one had noted on the relevant  pages that the Windsor/Windsor Locks town line is the centerline of the Bradley Connector.)

[bob7374]

Just noticed that in the I-91 Wikipedia article, someone changed the exit numbers for CT and VT to mileage based numbers.  Interesting. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_91

Must've been short-lived/changed back.  I clicked on the link and only saw sequential exit numbers for CT & VT.

I couldn't sleep, and it annoyed me.

The person who made that change to the I-91 page played with several other pages.  Some of his handiwork is still live:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_195_(Rhode_Island%E2%80%93Massachusetts)

Given that the individual went hog-wild renumbering exits in New England, I presume that the new numbers on those pages are, shall we say, asipirational.  However, those roads aren't local to me, and I haven't been paying attention to their status.

If you want your 15 minutes of Wiki-fame....

The I-195 in MA and MA 3 numbers are those of that individual. Many do not match up against the proposed MassDOT numbers from the postponed exit renumbering project plans that could have been accessed by the link at the bottom of the page.

[SectorZ]

Just noticed that in the I-91 Wikipedia article, someone changed the exit numbers for CT and VT to mileage based numbers.  Interesting. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_91

Must've been short-lived/changed back.  I clicked on the link and only saw sequential exit numbers for CT & VT.

I couldn't sleep, and it annoyed me.

The person who made that change to the I-91 page played with several other pages.  Some of his handiwork is still live:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_195_(Rhode_Island%E2%80%93Massachusetts)

Given that the individual went hog-wild renumbering exits in New England, I presume that the new numbers on those pages are, shall we say, asipirational.  However, those roads aren't local to me, and I haven't been paying attention to their status.

If you want your 15 minutes of Wiki-fame....

The I-195 in MA and MA 3 numbers are those of that individual. Many do not match up against the proposed MassDOT numbers from the postponed exit renumbering project plans that could have been accessed by the link at the bottom of the page.

Surprised no one caught this. The wikipedia account is 'fredddie', and the user notes they are from Des Moines.

Just like the aaroads account holder with the same name, https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1262

One of us (Gooba-gobble)

[jp the roadgeek]

Just noticed that in the I-91 Wikipedia article, someone changed the exit numbers for CT and VT to mileage based numbers.  Interesting. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_91

Must've been short-lived/changed back.  I clicked on the link and only saw sequential exit numbers for CT & VT.

I couldn't sleep, and it annoyed me.

The person who made that change to the I-91 page played with several other pages.  Some of his handiwork is still live:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_195_(Rhode_Island%E2%80%93Massachusetts)

Given that the individual went hog-wild renumbering exits in New England, I presume that the new numbers on those pages are, shall we say, asipirational.  However, those roads aren't local to me, and I haven't been paying attention to their status.

If you want your 15 minutes of Wiki-fame....

The I-195 in MA and MA 3 numbers are those of that individual. Many do not match up against the proposed MassDOT numbers from the postponed exit renumbering project plans that could have been accessed by the link at the bottom of the page.

Surprised no one caught this. The wikipedia account is 'fredddie', and the user notes they are from Des Moines.

Just like the aaroads account holder with the same name, https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1262

One of us (Gooba-gobble)

He also did the Mass Pike, but stopped at 495

[jp the roadgeek]

Hate to double post, but your tax dollars paid the salary of the genius at ConnDOT who did this:

[Alps]

Hate to double post, but your tax dollars paid the salary of the genius at ConnDOT who did this:

Elaborate on your definition of genius.

[RobbieL2415]

Hate to double post, but your tax dollars paid the salary of the genius at ConnDOT who did this:

That's correct to use a ground-mounted sign for the one-mile advance.  The pull-through sign should be on a mast arm.

[jp the roadgeek]

That's correct to use a ground-mounted sign for the one-mile advance.  The pull-through sign should be on a mast arm.

Sure, it's aesthetically pleasing and well-executed, but that's not the problem.

[DrSmith]

Not sure for which exit this is posted, but Queen St is Exit 32, West St is Exit 31. Either the tab or panel is wrong depending on the location

[jp the roadgeek]

Not sure for which exit this is posted, but Queen St is Exit 32, West St is Exit 31. Either the tab or panel is wrong depending on the location

It was eastbound between Exits 31 and 32, so the exit number is wrong.

[KEVIN_224]

Oops! It IS wrong! Exit 31 is for CT 229, the exit which leads into Bristol (i.e. ESPN and Lake Compounce). Also, does the sign look a bit crooked, or is it at the angle they took this pic at?

[jp the roadgeek]

Oops! It IS wrong! Exit 31 is for CT 229, the exit which leads into Bristol (i.e. ESPN and Lake Compounce). Also, does the sign look a bit crooked, or is it at the angle they took this pic at?

probably a combination.  There is an upslope as you move away from the road, plus it was taken from a moving vehicle. 

[Mergingtraffic]

Hate to double post, but your tax dollars paid the salary of the genius at ConnDOT who did this:

yes! I saw that today. I was going to write to them and see what they say.

Also, you noticed the replacement signs aren't really near their replacements?  They are a few hundred feet away.

Shouldn't Lake Compounce be on the ATTRACTIONS sign and not on it's own?

[jp the roadgeek]

Hate to double post, but your tax dollars paid the salary of the genius at ConnDOT who did this:

yes! I saw that today. I was going to write to them and see what they say.

Also, you noticed the replacement signs aren't really near their replacements?  They are a few hundred feet away.

Shouldn't Lake Compounce be on the ATTRACTIONS sign and not on it's own?

I did notice the distance between old and new in the design plans.  I can understand the distance for the transition from overhead to ground mount, but not sure of the difference between ground mounts (maybe for the installation of the 2/10 mileposts that are also part of the project?)

Lake Compounce is an exceptional regional destination in comparison to what is on the sign (Carousel Museum, Watch Museum, etc.), but there was one glaring omission as an attraction: the ESPN Visitor Center.  It's what many travelers know Bristol for.

[shadyjay]

Lake Compounce is an exceptional regional destination in comparison to what is on the sign (Carousel Museum, Watch Museum, etc.), but there was one glaring omission as an attraction: the ESPN Visitor Center.  It's what many travelers know Bristol for.

That's got to be the reason why Mystic Aquarium/Mystic Seaport are on their own separate signs as well as part of the sign replacement from Groton to RI.  Northbound, there's an advance before Exit 89 and one before Exit 90.  Southbound, there's just one advance.  Much more prominent than getting stuck on a blue ATTRACTIONS sign, considering they were important enough to be the destinations on the primary guide signs themselves! 

[MikeCL]

I haven't been here in awhile but on 95-S in Darien it looks like they are installing some type of mast for electronic signage? Maybe they are going to replace that old Daktronics sign from the Old Kings Hwy bridge they are replacing? It's the one with the fluorescent dots.

[KEVIN_224]

http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-biz-hartford-transportation-center-relocation-20171030-story.html#nws=true

An article from The Hartford Courant about relocating Union Station, Hartford's train and bus terminal, with future reconstruction of I-84.

[Mergingtraffic]

I-84 signing contract:

The Exit 31/32 tab has been corrected.

However, an aux sign on the right side of the highway for the left exit 39 EB has a "Left Exit" tab but is right aligned on the sign. Ugh.

Also, why are the Exit 34 EB signs going to be 3/4 mile and 1/4 mile instead of the current standard 1 MILE and 1/2 Mile advance BGS?

[Pete from Boston]

A small nitpick:

VMS on Connecticut Turnpike the other day showed time and distance to the Milford Parkway.  Do locals use this name?  It isn't signed as such, and I would never have known it if I were not part of this secret society.

[Pete from Boston]

http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-biz-hartford-transportation-center-relocation-20171030-story.html#nws=true

An article from The Hartford Courant about relocating Union Station, Hartford's train and bus terminal, with future reconstruction of I-84.

I skimmed it for comment about the fate of a 128-year-old landmark structure.  I'm assuming it would be repurposed...? 

[jp the roadgeek]

A small nitpick:

VMS on Connecticut Turnpike the other day showed time and distance to the Milford Parkway.  Do locals use this name?  It isn't signed as such, and I would never have known it if I were not part of this secret society.

In the double secret skull and bones society, we refer to it as Route 796.

I've heard it referred to as the Milford Connector on a couple of local traffic reports.

[RobbieL2415]

A small nitpick:

VMS on Connecticut Turnpike the other day showed time and distance to the Milford Parkway.  Do locals use this name?  It isn't signed as such, and I would never have known it if I were not part of this secret society.

In the double secret skull and bones society, we refer to it as Route 796.

I've heard it referred to as the Milford Connector on a couple of local traffic reports.

They should sign it as I-795.

[Alps]

A small nitpick:

VMS on Connecticut Turnpike the other day showed time and distance to the Milford Parkway.  Do locals use this name?  It isn't signed as such, and I would never have known it if I were not part of this secret society.

In the double secret skull and bones society, we refer to it as Route 796.

I've heard it referred to as the Milford Connector on a couple of local traffic reports.

They should sign it as I-795.

Except it's a parkway.