http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20100505/NEWS01/5050311/1003/rss01
Opened yesterday! :clap:
Where is this road exactly? Your first post's link doesn't work. I assume Newark is now fully connected by freeway to Columbus?
Comes off the I-270 in the northeast corner, heads due east towards Newark. Continues as expressway/freeway/major arterial toward Urichsville on US36, where it could conceivably be finished as a freeway to US22 near Cadiz which is currently an expressway from the Jefferson County line.
Great alternate route from Pittsburgh to Columbus. Less traffic. More scenery.
Sykotyk
Sorry Chris...old link.
Let's try this one:
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/jun/17/how-will-new-sr-161-affect-area-residents-ar-113426/
Should have video included...if it works.
im thinking that they will name the OH RTE -161,37,16 too I-78 to reconnect the eastern I-78
i would think that it be an idea for it would u all agree
They could do an east and west portion of I-78, but that would be confusing if you were to extend it to US250 to US22 to I-376 to I-76. As one state would have two branches of I-78, unless you multiplexed I-78 with I-76/I-70/US11/I-81. Which would be confusing.
Maybe an eastern I-72 (I-74 would still be in Cincinnati).
Sykotyk
I was also thinking I-72 as well.
Now if we Ohioans can just connect the rest of that freeway to the one in Steubenville... :clap:
The four-lane stretch of US22 in Harrison County could easily be upgraded to a full freeway (there's already interchanges for every major cross route). Just run a freeway off the ROW to the dead end four lane stretch of the US250/US36 freeway stub by Urichsville. Although, US250 is a great fast moving road from US36 to US22, there's way too little ROW and driveway access to even turn it into a four-lane expressway, let alone a freeway. My pet peeve with US250 was the lights at the US36 interchange and the cross route where the plaza, gas stations, and fast food shops are at north of OH800.
Sykotyk
This is what I hate about the one state/300 mile AASHTO policy. This road would make a dandy US route. Instead it has 3 different numbers.