Looking at the calendar, it appears that April 16 or 23rd are the best weekends to try again for a Texarkana Regional Road Meet. Given the current progress on I-49, this could easily turn into a Day & a Half or 2 Day meet.
Some of the proposed stops are :
old US 67 NE of Texarkana
I-30 from State Line Rd to US 59 interchange (major rebuild going on)
Future I-30/I-49 interchange east of Texarkana
AR 549 at US 71 near Doddridge
State Line Rd, Downtown Texarkana
LA 168 at I-49
Mira-Myrtis Rd at I-49
I-49 overpass on US 71 north of Hosston
LA 2 at Future I-49 near Hosston
US 71 at Future I-49 near Gilliam
Feel free to post here or contact me privately as to which weekend is better.
I'm on for either the 16th or 23rd. Going to be making a loop from Phoenix->San Diego->Barstow->Oklahoma City (entirely via US 66 remnants)->Texarkana->US 380->El Paso->Phoenix.
Best day for me would actually be the Saturday prior to the two options you posted, April 9. I have to take either Friday or Monday as unpaid days off and one of those would be an ideal travel day.
Quote from: hbelkins on December 10, 2010, 10:17:14 AM
Best day for me would actually be the Saturday prior to the two options you posted, April 9. I have to take either Friday or Monday as unpaid days off and one of those would be an ideal travel day.
That's iffy. I may have a show that weekend, but I'm waiting on the promoters to tell me exactly
where.
April 16 or 23 is fine with me; April 9 would not work for me as I have a wedding to go to...
The 23rd is out for me. (Easter Weekend)
The 16th depends on whether I decide to go to Talladega on the 17th or not.
The 9th would be perfect for me because I could go to the meet on the 9th and to the race in Texas (Fort Worth area) on the 10th.
Yeah, I think we should rule out Easter weekend. I'm also good on the 9th FWIW (or any weekend, really).
Maybe. I do have some vacation days that I could take but I'll have to see.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on December 10, 2010, 05:53:06 PM
Yeah, I think we should rule out Easter weekend. I'm also good on the 9th FWIW (or any weekend, really).
ACK! Didn't realize 23rd was Easter Weekend. OK, 9 or 16, then?
April's shaping up to be a busy month work-wise for me. My annual "cell phones are from the Devil" conference is the 25th-27th in Loserville. (Remind me again to pontificate on how much I hate the Galt House or going downtown in Loserville for conferences in general) and I will have a class in disaster/crisis communications sometime during the week of April 4-8 in Pikeville. So when you get the date nailed down, announcement of it would be appreciated.
Unless I receive major objections, I'm going to say the weekend of April 16 with a possible meet & greet Friday night.
Saturday meet-up probably at Pizza Inn on US 71 just north of I-30.
Quote from: US71 on January 15, 2011, 05:52:28 PM
Unless I receive major objections, I'm going to say the weekend of April 16 with a possible meet & greet Friday night.
Saturday meet-up probably at Pizza Inn on US 71 just north of I-30.
Definite meet and greet Friday night. Since I'll be in town anyway and I'll have to eat dinner, may as well have others along for the company. (BTW, Google Maps shows Pizza Inn just _south_ of I-30, which is it?)
Quote from: AlpsROADS on January 17, 2011, 10:33:07 PM
Quote from: US71 on January 15, 2011, 05:52:28 PM
Unless I receive major objections, I'm going to say the weekend of April 16 with a possible meet & greet Friday night.
Saturday meet-up probably at Pizza Inn on US 71 just north of I-30.
Definite meet and greet Friday night. Since I'll be in town anyway and I'll have to eat dinner, may as well have others along for the company. (BTW, Google Maps shows Pizza Inn just _south_ of I-30, which is it?)
Bing says it's just north. I've been there before, but I'll verify when I'm thru there in a couple weeks.
At this time, it's about a 50-50 chance I'll be able to make it.
Quote from: okroads on January 19, 2011, 11:18:43 AM
At this time, it's about a 50-50 chance I'll be able to make it.
Plenty of time, right now. I'd like an approx headcount by April 1, but that's still a couple months off.
It's a 50-50 for me as well right now. We'll see come April how things look.
Quote from: US71 on January 17, 2011, 10:42:28 PM
Quote from: AlpsROADS on January 17, 2011, 10:33:07 PM
Quote from: US71 on January 15, 2011, 05:52:28 PM
Unless I receive major objections, I'm going to say the weekend of April 16 with a possible meet & greet Friday night.
Saturday meet-up probably at Pizza Inn on US 71 just north of I-30.
Definite meet and greet Friday night. Since I'll be in town anyway and I'll have to eat dinner, may as well have others along for the company. (BTW, Google Maps shows Pizza Inn just _south_ of I-30, which is it?)
Bing says it's just north. I've been there before, but I'll verify when I'm thru there in a couple weeks.
Oh yeah, Google Maps is never wrong. Sorry, I'll buy you a new sarcasm meter. Anyway, apparently the PE exam is on April 8, and I would fly out April 9 to do the Texark meet (starting in San Diego or Phoenix, don't ask), so please keep it on the 16th!
I'll go ahead and say sure, I'm in. Might as well use my vacation days to go to a state I've never been to (LA) and pick up a bunch of counties in TX!
My wife drove through Texarkana yesterday on her way to Dallas. Even though it was dusk-to-dark when she went through, she said the Texas side of I-30 is a maze of construction, especially along the frontage roads.
I'm still iffy. Depends on scheduling of other things, including some work-related stuff that's coming up in April.
Quote from: hbelkins on February 03, 2011, 09:50:10 AM
My wife drove through Texarkana yesterday on her way to Dallas. Even though it was dusk-to-dark when she went through, she said the Texas side of I-30 is a maze of construction, especially along the frontage roads.
Yes, they are rebuilding the Frontage Roads from Exit 2 in Arkansas to at least the US 59 Interchange. IIRC, they are going to be one-way roads when finished.
Facebook event says this is a two-day event - what's the game plan for days 1 and 2? My itinerary currently takes me out of town early on the Sunday, but I might be able to stick around longer if it's worthwhile.
(P.S. - for the meet and greet Friday, I'm thinking Los Agaves looks pretty good. #5100 N. Stateline, also close to meet location and hotels.)
I may be back on for this. My wife is encouraging me to attend if I can work it into my work schedule. Although I wouldn't be around for the Sunday festivities.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on March 21, 2011, 10:42:46 PM
Facebook event says this is a two-day event - what's the game plan for days 1 and 2? My itinerary currently takes me out of town early on the Sunday, but I might be able to stick around longer if it's worthwhile.
Day 1 would be Texarkana area: US 59 interchange, future I-130, old US 67, and I-49 to around Doddridge, AR or Ola, LA (depending on time)
Day 2 is optional and would be primarily exploring I-49 construction further south in LA, if there is enough interest. There is now some semblance of construction to within 15 miles of Shreveport.
I've just had a major schedule conflict come up and must move the date.
I'm looking at April 30, September (17 or 24) or trying again in 2012.
Quote from: US71 on March 24, 2011, 01:10:37 PM
I've just had a major schedule conflict come up and must move the date.
I'm looking at April 30, September (17 or 24) or trying again in 2012.
My trip's not moving, so I'm still rolling through April 15-16. Now it just means I get a day long layover in scenic Texarkana with nothing to do. Oh joy of joys. (Not like anyone else had RSVPed though.) If anyone's within N miles of Texarkana and free that Saturday, holler at me.
Quote from: US71 on March 24, 2011, 12:11:34 AM
Day 1 would be Texarkana area: US 59 interchange, future I-130, old US 67, and I-49 to around Doddridge, AR or Ola, LA (depending on time)
Curious about what to see re: future I-130 and old US 67? Appreciate a pointer to it since now apparently I'm on my own.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on March 24, 2011, 08:11:56 PM
My trip's not moving, so I'm still rolling through April 15-16. Now it just means I get a day long layover in scenic Texarkana with nothing to do.
This link (http://www.nlcog.org/) has another link to LaDOTD video on I-49 North construction. In the video, LaDOTD Secretary LeBas notes that Segments A & B are complete. She then notes that Segment C is basically complete, but no signing or striping has been done.
Above made me think that there are probably a lot of (presumably non-neutered) shields, BGS's, and other signs up on Segs. A & B (from his in-person reviews of the project , US71 can probably let you know if I am off-base on this guess; if I'm not, Mr. Winkler might share the plans with you for proper planning). If you do get stuck with nothing to do, and not being rushed by the time constraints of an official "meet", you could probably hike Segs. A & B & do a photographic essay of the signs in their current pristine state for your website (with the freedom resulting from no traffic).
I would even give you even odds that LaDOTD would let you drive on those 2 sections in order to take pictures (if so, a video from the dashboard would be a nice touch :-P) if you explained the distance you will travel to see the project and provided them with a link to your website (they might want you to sign some sort of release). LaDOTD wants this project to be publicized now in order to attract business; to them, any pub would be good pub.
Variations on above theme might be available for, if I may be presumptuous, "Take Trois".
Just an idea to kill a day in greater Texarkana.
I'm pulling the plug on this.
Meet is canceled.