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Plutonic Panda:
Update on the US-43 road and I-65:
https://aldailynews.com/west-alabama-corridor-and-i-65-expansion-equally-important-ivey-and-britt-say/
asdfjkll:
ALDOT Southwest Region has announced that the SR-158 extension all the way to the Mississippi state line will open on Tuesday, October 17. The existing/old US-98 where it ties into the new SR-158 extension from the southeast will be closed for four weeks starting October 17 to build the new T-intersection tie-in to the new alignment. The construction plans show US-98 being cosigned with SR-158 through the section mentioned above, not sure if this continues all the way to US-43 or not, and what state route number the old US-98 routing will get.
The Ghostbuster:
Maybe old US 98 could have its unsigned co-designation of AL 42 become signposted, at least to its junction with US 45. I would also extend the 45 designation to US 90 at the Government St./S. Broad St. intersection.
Voyager75:
--- Quote from: asdfjkll on October 12, 2023, 10:56:06 PM ---ALDOT Southwest Region has announced that the SR-158 extension all the way to the Mississippi state line will open on Tuesday, October 17. The existing/old US-98 where it ties into the new SR-158 extension from the southeast will be closed for four weeks starting October 17 to build the new T-intersection tie-in to the new alignment. The construction plans show US-98 being cosigned with SR-158 through the section mentioned above, not sure if this continues all the way to US-43 or not, and what state route number the old US-98 routing will get.
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--- Quote from: The Ghostbuster on October 13, 2023, 04:00:28 PM ---Maybe old US 98 could have its unsigned co-designation of AL 42 become signposted, at least to its junction with US 45. I would also extend the 45 designation to US 90 at the Government St./S. Broad St. intersection.
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They should fully reroute US-98 to US-43 and hope they do but I wouldn’t be surprised if they just run it to US-45 and co-sign US-45/98 down to the end of US-45. Just make old US-98 Alternate 98. “Less changes” that way especially through Mobile proper. They could truncate US-45 to end at the new US-98. They would keep the short AL-158 portion signed to I-65 and US-43 as it’s well established and “locals know it”.
ALDOT being ALDOT they may just leave both routes signed as US-98 like they did with US-78 in Birmingham after I-22 was built. Put new US-98 signs up along the new road and they just disappear once it reaches the already built AL-158 portion. Find your own way back to the old alignment.
asdfjkll:
The SR-158 extension officially opened today: https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2023/10/17/newly-completed-sr-158-opens-mobile-county/
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