Looks like some exit number changes are on the way. The current Exit 142 is being split into 142A/B so each direction of I-78 will have its own exit number. While this isn't a problem southbound, on the northbound side there is already an Exit 142A for Union Ave., it will be re designated Exit 142C as per signs are already up (although the gore sign still says Exit 142A). Signs at Exit 139/140 have been replaced as well. Gone are the aluminum 70's NJDOT issue gantries seen below, and up went the rusty boxy GSP style gantries. I haven't driven that way yet, hopefully the old pull through is a bit more descriptive with a GSP shield and a control city or two.
http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/gsp/n139.jpg (http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/gsp/n139.jpg)
EDIT: I don't prevent hotlinking but I don't like it.
For anyone curious:
142:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3576%2F3336087285_f98e4a0e56_b.jpg&hash=688041f6468ece900b54f2f7e6a3f95f28d73557)
142A:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3361%2F3336923566_89de52ca0b_o.jpg&hash=079777edcf3291ea45b21043d7e259c309f67fe1)
and the gantries he's referring to:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3390%2F3336086781_b86dc580e7_b.jpg&hash=491814147157d94f2b7d739185f6421e19bdd8ca)
Yup, those are it. The one in the background at Exit 140 definitely got replaced (with the funky US-22 shield) as I saw the signs laying in the median between US-22 West and the GSP, don't know if the one at 139B is staying or not. It looks like the new gantry might actually span the entire highway as opposed to one side.
Dang, i like the stupid 22 shield
So, the Russians are taking over America :)
(Lukoil)
Been many for a while
Anybody know when the interchange will be done?
I'm moving the Getty discussion into Off Topic.
Looks like the funky US-22 shield lives, they put up a new gantry but recycled the Exit 140 and Lane Ends signs. The pull thru one is still MIA though. Hopefully they listened and are making a nice new informative one.
Pics? If not maybe I'll go for one later today
Was driving in the opposite direction, no camera.
Quote from: NJRoadfan on August 30, 2009, 01:13:19 PM
Was driving in the opposite direction, no camera.
You should always have your camera with you. :P
I never leave the house without mine. :)
I do have a cell phone camera, but its a bit awkward for phototaking. I'll hopefully be in the area tomorrow with a real camera.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi820.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz122%2Fnjroadfan%2Fth_P9070042.jpg&hash=ce636fe7df17ccd994aa654bb0c8dab8e4ad386d) (http://s820.photobucket.com/albums/zz122/njroadfan/?action=view¤t=P9070042.jpg) I was exiting onto 22, but you can kinda see the new Exit 142A-B sign in the background.
Man, who in the world would make such a ugly US-22 shield? It is funky!
Quote from: City on September 07, 2009, 09:19:48 PM
Man, who in the world would make such a ugly US-22 shield? It is funky!
I've seen worse ones here in PA. lol.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on September 09, 2009, 06:35:12 AM
Quote from: City on September 07, 2009, 09:19:48 PM
Man, who in the world would make such a ugly US-22 shield? It is funky!
I've seen worse ones here in PA. lol.
You mean like this?
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2Fnational_meet_signs_n_sights%2Fnational_meet_signs_n_sights-Images%2F9.jpg&hash=618908260a3398af784b55c37e4358bb8dfbd7c0)
worse than that.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artistjake.com%2Ff%2Fca%2Fx6247.jpg&hash=1d5af0f15fa567c913cf54f96e14c6f39ae33c97)
*shudder*
Quote from: hbelkins on September 09, 2009, 09:33:37 AM
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on September 09, 2009, 06:35:12 AM
Quote from: City on September 07, 2009, 09:19:48 PM
Man, who in the world would make such a ugly US-22 shield? It is funky!
I've seen worse ones here in PA. lol.
You mean like this?
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2Fnational_meet_signs_n_sights%2Fnational_meet_signs_n_sights-Images%2F9.jpg&hash=618908260a3398af784b55c37e4358bb8dfbd7c0)
Yep. There is a pair of US-19 ones like that just off of I-279 @ Exit #5 (Former Exit #12).
So what's wrong with the US-22 shield in the last picture? It looks fine to me. The one in NJRoadfan's picture seems to have 22 in a weird font but it's not too bad.
too pointy at the bottom, and the 22 is too large and too close to the top.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on September 09, 2009, 03:36:19 PM
worse than that.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artistjake.com%2Ff%2Fca%2Fx6247.jpg&hash=1d5af0f15fa567c913cf54f96e14c6f39ae33c97)
*shudder*
Looks a bit like this one, in Erie...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2F2008_Buffalo_Day_2%2FImages%2F320.jpg&hash=ad8d431e2ae2db3ba3c00c785e0874211202a6a4)
Kentucky is using some butt-ugly shield shapes now, too...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2F2009_Ky_spring%2FImages%2F340.jpg&hash=b5035a7f3d1e7c8a92616776d6ed7ded065d1d54)
and
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2F2009_Ky_spring%2FImages%2F311.jpg&hash=31eae7bb5ef427cae170f28291a32b44c0d0f144)
and
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2FJune_2006_Day_2%2FJune_2006_Day_2-Images%2F86.jpg&hash=128c5caa0c7e017a36e12345398710db2e24d028)
Just a follow up, one of the new flyover ramps is opening up this Friday. Finally the much needed missing movement from the GSP north to I-78 west will be available. This link was originally supposed to be serviced by the unbuilt and canceled I-278 project, it only took them 30+ years. Previously traffic was only able to take I-78 east from the GSP north and had to U-Turn at Exit 54 to get onto the westbound side. The final flyover ramp to carry traffic from the GSP south to I-78 east is progressing along. Today the first girders were installed for that ramp, although much of the work has been focused on widening I-78's overpass over the GSP to accommodate that ramp. The final design will be a fully directional T interchange at both I-78 and the GSP.
http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2009/09/lesniak_cryan_quijano_announce.html (http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2009/09/lesniak_cryan_quijano_announce.html)
Finally this Mistake is Corrected , now i can take the GSP to 78 Exit and Straight to The Airport without making a U-turn and any other crap :D
Not so fast, the southbound to eastbound ramp won't be done until 2011.
Another article in today's Star-Ledger... print version has pretty pictures. http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1253151911265840.xml&coll=1 (http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1253151911265840.xml&coll=1)
New I-78 ramp links Garden State Parkway (http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=delawareonline&sParam=35296253.story)
Posted 12/14/2010 6:08 AM ET
Quote
HILLSIDE, N.J. (AP) – Motorists can use a new ramp as a link between two of New Jersey's busiest highways.
The ramp lets motorists travel directly from the southbound side of the Garden State Parkway to Interstate 78 East.
Parkway motorists no longer have to exit onto 78 West and use local exits as U-turns in order to reach 78 East.
State Transportation Commissioner James Simpson told The Daily Record of Parsippany an estimated 6,500 motorists will use the new ramp daily.
Work began on the $149 million project in 2008. A ramp that allows motorists heading north on the parkway to exit onto Interstate 78 was finished in September 2009.
Quote from: AARoads on December 14, 2010, 10:43:08 AM
New I-78 ramp links Garden State Parkway (http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=delawareonline&sParam=35296253.story)
Posted 12/14/2010 6:08 AM ET
Quote
HILLSIDE, N.J. (AP) Motorists can use a new ramp as a link between two of New Jersey's busiest highways.
The ramp lets motorists travel directly from the southbound side of the Garden State Parkway to Interstate 78 East.
Parkway motorists no longer have to exit onto 78 West and use local exits as U-turns in order to reach 78 East.
State Transportation Commissioner James Simpson told The Daily Record of Parsippany an estimated 6,500 motorists will use the new ramp daily.
Work began on the $149 million project in 2008. A ramp that allows motorists heading north on the parkway to exit onto Interstate 78 was finished in September 2009.
This comes under a category headed High Time.
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on September 17, 2009, 03:21:32 AM
Finally this Mistake is Corrected , now i can take the GSP to 78 Exit and Straight to The Airport without making a U-turn and any other crap :D
Mistake is a harsh word. the northbound to westbound was never needed because I-278 was supposed to be there all the way to Morristown. The southbound to eastbound movement was never needed because NJ State Route 75 was supposed to be there. Since all the urban areas predated the invention of the freeway, it wasn't practical to retrofit these urban areas with full freeway to freeway interchanges. I think it's genius that these movements were omitted. The mistake is the decision by the voters/residents to kill all these frreeways decades ago.