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Weather / Re: Severe Weather

Last post by ozarkman417 - Today at 12:22:27 AM

A live stream I recommend is https://www.youtube.com/@RyanHallYall

He does a great job at keeping people informed of impending danger.

He also runs the non-profit "The Y'all Squad", which utilizes storm chasers in the area to bring rapid relief to those affected by storms like the one that unfortunately struck Barnsdall and Bartlesville, Oklahoma not too long ago... God bless them.

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Traffic Control / Re: Road Sign UNO

Last post by Henry - May 06, 2024, 11:31:47 PM

NH 33:

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Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Kentucky

Last post by wriddle082 - May 06, 2024, 11:25:08 PM

KY 168 Corridor Study has been released. The road through Westwood could use curb/gutter and sidewalks, an all-stop at Roberts Drive, and a slightly wider roadway with larger curb/gutter and ADA-compliant sidewalks throughout Ashland. The stop sign has already been installed at Roberts Drive.

I'm glad the three-lane alternative was dismissed. It wasn't a popular consideration because it would require many right-of-way purchases and residential demolitions. The other ideas seem solid.

Do any trains use the old rail line that runs parallel to Roberts Drive?  I guess it must not be an issue for cars to be stopped on the tracks on 168 waiting in cue at the stop sign.

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Pacific Southwest / Re: 580 is unconstructed from ...

Last post by Henry - May 06, 2024, 11:18:04 PM

Besides, the presence of I-580 in the East Bay guarantees that the NV version will end in Carson City. So if anything, the bypass would've been better off as a reroute of US 395.

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Sports / Re: General NBA thread

Last post by Henry - May 06, 2024, 11:08:01 PM

For only the sixth time, the NBA has crowned its unanimous Rookie of the Year, so the Wemby era has officially begun.

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Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: New US 51 - Cairo Bridge

Last post by jnewkirk77 - May 06, 2024, 11:06:43 PM

I wonder if the US 60 Connectivity Study has anything to do with the lack of updates.

If they are going to study new corridors for better connectivity they should include a few alternatives with direct crossings to Missouri, with at least one south of Wickliffe.

I thought about that myself, but I don't think you'd really get much benefit if you routed it south of Wickliffe, especially considering you'd be crossing the BP-NM Floodway on the Missouri side.  Good luck getting the Corps of Engineers to go along with that.

I'm not even really sure the value aspect is there in the corridors they're actively looking at. The 2023 cost estimates of $1.2B-1.3B are more than triple that of the 51 bridge replacement, which I think comes in around $382.5 million.

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Off-Topic / Re: Mortgage Payments should b...

Last post by LilianaUwU - May 06, 2024, 10:48:02 PM

can you explain that in Super Mario 64 terms

His posts should be set to this music...

I prefer this version. It's much more grand.

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Southeast / Re: Mississippi

Last post by Georgia - May 06, 2024, 10:43:06 PM

When the eastern-most segment of the Greenville Bypass is completed, what will become of existing US 82/278 from Old Hwy. 61 to just east of the Chruch St. intersection? Will the new roadways shown here: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.3980922,-90.897779,284m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu, become the eastern terminus of the old route, or will the old route be converted into a 2-lane cul-de-sac?

i bet they will cul-de-sac, seen a few of those on that stretch of 82 already west of I-55.

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Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: New US 51 - Cairo Bridge

Last post by Revive 755 - May 06, 2024, 10:40:16 PM

I wonder if the US 60 Connectivity Study has anything to do with the lack of updates.

If they are going to study new corridors for better connectivity they should include a few alternatives with direct crossings to Missouri, with at least one south of Wickliffe.

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Pacific Southwest / Re: Interstate 11 alignment, t...

Last post by cl94 - May 06, 2024, 10:30:30 PM

I have never heard anybody locally argue that we need a freeway connection down to Vegas.  If a politician proposed that the political value would be to their opponent who would deride it as a colossal waste of money.

If it was in California, they'd be proposing a bullet train.

I mean, high-speed rail has been proposed as a better way to link the two than a freeway...but via the Central Valley. The Nevada State Rail Plan included such a possibility last I checked.