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Regional Boards => Great Lakes and Ohio Valley => Topic started by: CNGL-Leudimin on April 01, 2024, 03:16:11 AM

Title: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built (April fools)
Post by: CNGL-Leudimin on April 01, 2024, 03:16:11 AM
Recently I stumbled upon a plan for a new freeway in Belvidere, Illinois. Apparently IDOT wants to upgrade a section of Bus US 20 to Interstate standards (approximately up to Logan Avenue), and to number it I-590. But the most surprising part is why IDOT wants to build it: To thank BigRigSteve for all his efforts to show the country from his truck. He did a stream unveiling his new website on Saturday, but he didn't mention this, so this comes to a grand surprise for me. I think this is not needed, like I-180 to Hennepin, but these days anything is possible. A video of the project can be found here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDs7KkGcQ6M).

Any thoughts? And happy Easter Monday.
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built
Post by: Big John on April 01, 2024, 04:33:50 AM
Taking me for a ride on this day?
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built
Post by: ilpt4u on April 01, 2024, 08:12:25 AM
IDOT doesn't have the funding, so ISTHA is also involved. for a potential Business US 20 Tollway
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built
Post by: The Ghostbuster on April 01, 2024, 08:29:21 AM
This isn't an April Fool's Day joke, is it? When I clicked on the link, it provided a video where the Boston Red Sox baseball team gets Rick Roll'd (Rick Astley) by the San Diego Padres. Don't get me wrong, I love Rick Astley's music, but it appears CNGL-Leudimin posted the wrong YouTube link.
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built
Post by: hotdogPi on April 01, 2024, 08:43:32 AM
I'm getting the correct link to the project on Safari. Which browser are you using?
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built
Post by: paulthemapguy on April 01, 2024, 03:16:56 PM
An Illinois government so broke that they have to get a popular rich Youtuber to sponsor the construction of transportation infrastructure is so close to how our anarchical dystopia operates that I could almost believe this to be true in 10-20 years.
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built
Post by: Joe The Dragon on April 01, 2024, 04:08:20 PM
you know that you can just exit I-90 at genoa road
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built (April fools)
Post by: CNGL-Leudimin on April 02, 2024, 05:06:07 PM
I hope you have liked my April Fools prank for 2024 :sombrero:. As most of the years it was a last minute thought, and this time I had to venture into one of the regional boards, which I rarely check, if ever.
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on April 01, 2024, 08:29:21 AMThis isn't an April Fool's Day joke, is it? When I clicked on the link, it provided a video where the Boston Red Sox baseball team gets Rick Roll'd (Rick Astley) by the San Diego Padres. Don't get me wrong, I love Rick Astley's music, but it appears CNGL-Leudimin posted the wrong YouTube link.

I intentionally used that link in order not to make it obvious it is a Rickroll :bigass:.
Title: Re: Interstate to trucker youtuber's headquarters to be built (April fools)
Post by: andarcondadont on April 11, 2024, 01:43:37 AM
Aww man I missed April Fools Day. I wanted to start a prank thread of my own. This was one of the more convincing threads I've seen here.
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