This is my first post on the aaroads forum. I'm from the great state of Michigan. I've been an occasional visitor on this forum since 2010 or so. I'm interested in fantasy freeways, particularly in the Metro Detroit area. I've got a few ideas I'd like to share, so I decided to join so I could post them. I am also a fan of traffic lights, especially vintage ones.
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Welcome from sunny, but cold Winnipeg, a city of nearly the same population of Detroit, but only includes fantasy freeways, and a partly dysfunctional ring road on its road network.
Welcome from greater Chicagoland! I love your name!!
Quote from: 23skidoo on March 01, 2016, 01:21:55 PM
I'm interested in fantasy freeways, particularly in the Metro Detroit area.
Fantasies like I-94 not backing up through the interchanges? Or the Rouge River Bridge having a solid deck surface? :-|
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Quote from: GaryV on March 01, 2016, 07:29:25 PM
Quote from: 23skidoo on March 01, 2016, 01:21:55 PM
I'm interested in fantasy freeways, particularly in the Metro Detroit area.
Fantasies like I-94 not backing up through the interchanges? Or the Rouge River Bridge having a solid deck surface? :-|
Welcome.
Or roads without potholes! :)
Seriously, though, I'm interested in the never-built freeways in the Detroit area. I know they'll never happen but it's fun to speculate.
Nice username! Welcome to the AARoads forums from cold and dry St. Louis!
Welcome to the Forum from a fellow Michigan roads enthusiast!
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Welcome from southeast Missouri!
From a former Detroit area resident...
The I-75 / I-375 interchange in downtown Detroit. It seems that I-75 northbound and southbound motorists are forced to slow down too much when entering this interchange. Backups are common here. My fantasy: REMOVE I-375 (blasphemy for road fans!) and replace the interchange with a continuous I-75.
Quote from: SPAdriver on May 03, 2016, 09:16:48 AM
From a former Detroit area resident...
The I-75 / I-375 interchange in downtown Detroit. It seems that I-75 northbound and southbound motorists are forced to slow down too much when entering this interchange. Backups are common here. My fantasy: REMOVE I-375 (blasphemy for road fans!) and replace the interchange with a continuous I-75.
There are studies to remove I-375 (http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-375_mi.html) and replace it with an urban boulevard.
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