What local roads are used often and are dying for attention?
McKinley Parkway in Blasdell, NY comes to mind for me.
MD 2 south of I-95, especially over the drawbridge.
Quote from: vdeane on April 02, 2017, 06:47:09 PM
MD 2 south of I-95, especially over the drawbridge.
I think the Hanover Street Bridge is funded for some major repair work, which it badly needs.
DC-295 (Kenilworth Avenue, N.E.), especially north of East Capitol Street.
The divided highway portion of M-59 (Hall Road) in Sterling Heights, MI. Michigan roads are notorious for being bumpy, but just going to Chili's over the weekend was an adventure. After that, I thought about looking for two things based on the condition of the road.
1. The lunar module descent stage from Apollo 12.
2. Remnants from nuclear bomb testing like in the Nevada desert.
Do I make myself fairly clear?
In Illinois, where do I start?
Do I start with I-80 needing a third lane west of I-355, or do I start with the shitty pavement condition of I-55 (which was only rebuilt in 2008)?
One example local to me is Prospect Avenue between Xavier High School and the railroad tracks near Mason Street in Appleton, WI. Really bumpy and not fun to drive on.
Calumet Street, especially on the east side of Appleton just west of WI 441, is getting pretty nice as well lately.
Harmony Church Road in Darlington, Maryland. It's a mostly gravel road in the freaking sticks. I drove on it twice and both times, I got a flat tire.
Beacham St, Everett/Chelsea, MA
Any local road in RI, essentially. Don't know of any that aren't in really bad shape.
For Richmond I will say without question US 360 (Hull Street) between VA 161 (Belt Blvd) and the James River near downtown. Except for a few blocks east of US 1/301, which is always 2 lanes, much of this stretch is undivided 4 lanes that only functions as such during rush hour; all other times street parking is allowed which effectively makes this a regular 2-laned street...the thing is not many cars actually park there which actually makes it more of a hazard because people trying to pass on the right have the potential to run up on a parked car. When all lanes are open the outside lanes are still cumbersome due to the numerous dips in the right side of the lane because of the drains for the sewers. Add to that the potholes and it's really not a good situation at all.
Quote from: kennyshark on April 03, 2017, 12:22:34 PM
The divided highway portion of M-59 (Hall Road) in Sterling Heights, MI. Michigan roads are notorious for being bumpy, but just going to Chili's over the weekend was an adventure. After that, I thought about looking for two things based on the condition of the road.
1. The lunar module descent stage from Apollo 12.
2. Remnants from nuclear bomb testing like in the Nevada desert.
Do I make myself fairly clear?
It's bad for sure. But, a fix is in the works.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDOT/bulletins/1896722
Virtually every street in south-central San Jose is in dire need of basic maintenance -- never mind any substantial improvements. After the last storm, potholes -- and even pavement crumbling along the edges -- have cropped up on most heavily-traveled streets. The list is almost endless -- San Jose Avenue, Phelan Ave., South 7th & 10th streets, Alma Avenue -- they all require dodging holes and gaps! Even some facilities (I'm thinking of Senter Ave and the Capitol Expressway) that have been repaved in the last 5 years or so are showing quite a bit of wear & tear! All the streets in the area (I work there!) see regular heavy truck use as well, so the pavement problems have been exacerbated. Unfortunately, the City of San Jose tends to ignore the industrial areas and concentrate their efforts in this respect to the more upscale neighborhoods to the west (Willow Glen/Cambrian Park); several of the major drags in those areas have gotten repaved in the last 4-5 years.
If the OP is referring to decrepit as the state of the traffic flow verses the pavement quality, I have to say we have plenty hear in Florida that need widening to deal with the sprawl. One specifically that comes to mind is Taft- Vineland Road as its only two lanes with plenty of commercial industry along it as well as through trucks making it congested at all times during the daylight and evening hours.
Quote from: Buffaboy on April 02, 2017, 04:24:26 AM
What local roads are used often and are dying for attention?
McKinley Parkway in Blasdell, NY comes to mind for me.
Montague Expressway (Santa Clara County G-4) near Trimble Road in San Jose has RECURRING potholes the size of small villages. I assume that there is subsidance that causes this.
Quote from: roadman65 on April 06, 2017, 03:27:16 AM
If the OP is referring to decrepit as the state of the traffic flow verses the pavement quality, I have to say we have plenty hear in Florida that need widening to deal with the sprawl. One specifically that comes to mind is Taft- Vineland Road as its only two lanes with plenty of commercial industry along it as well as through trucks making it congested at all times during the daylight and evening hours.
I would say no. More the state of the road versus the expected quality of the road
US Highway 61 back in Cape Girardeau was in need of dire need of attention, especially at I-55, speaking of I-55, the stretch from Perryville to Scott City was in need of an upgrade. I-255 in Illinois is in need of and upgrade, too.
I would say Upper Redwater Road in Butte County, SD needs an upgrade, but that'll never happen because Butte County is cheap. Additionally, River Road in Atchison, KS is in atrocious condition, both in surfacing and in capacity.
Now, compared to all these other examples, mine probably have much less traffic, but whatever.
Quote from: Brandon on April 03, 2017, 12:42:19 PM
In Illinois, where do I start?
Do I start with I-80 needing a third lane west of I-355, or do I start with the shitty pavement condition of I-55 (which was only rebuilt in 2008)?
How about just about anything in Lake County that isn't I-94? Although, I'll give an especially dishonorable mention to (old) IL 53 through Long Grove and US Route 12 basically from Lake-Cook Road up through the WI border.
Also, this is one that doesn't get mentioned much, but in Kane and McHenry County, IL Route 31 between Algonquin and Carpendersville. It's basically a vintage 2 lane country like road that really should be four lanes with the traffic it gets (this would also be helpful for some traffic as a reliever for the clogged Randall Road corridor). This especially is evident now with the Algonquin Bypass open, and the portion between Algonquin and Crystal Lake being a newer and widened 4 lane corridor.
Seventh Street in Phoenix up and over the Phoenix Mountains (by the Pointe Hilton.)