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Regional Boards => Central States => Topic started by: Revive 755 on January 16, 2011, 11:48:21 PM

Title: Think tank proposal: Add I-70N and I-70S between KC and St. Louis
Post by: Revive 755 on January 16, 2011, 11:48:21 PM
From a column in the St. Louis paper:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/along-for-the-ride/article_b8c7f699-694a-50fd-ae08-8bb3ec2f448a.html?mode=story (http://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/along-for-the-ride/article_b8c7f699-694a-50fd-ae08-8bb3ec2f448a.html?mode=story)

Actual paper:
http://www.showmeinstitute.org/docLib/20110112_urban_corridor.pdf (http://www.showmeinstitute.org/docLib/20110112_urban_corridor.pdf)

Note that the paper occasional fails to get the difference between freeways and expressways.  The paper has US 50 becoming I-70S, and describes I-70N generally being Excelsior Springs to Alton, IL, possibly via Moberly and Mexico (though a map on Page 51/53 shows it potentially utilizing the US 61/AOTS corridor up to Troy.  I-70N sounds roughly like a Trans Texas Corridor type facility.

While most of the report is very unlikely to go anywhere, it seems to be the first to question the Truck Only Lanes project.
Title: Re: Think tank proposal: Add I-70N and I-70S between KC and St. Louis
Post by: ShawnP on January 17, 2011, 03:00:57 PM
That appears to follow Missouri 10 for a bit from Excelsior Springs to Carrollton but that would require HUNDREDS of millions just to upgrade that section. Not a big fan of truck lanes as six laning is only needed for most of I-70 and truck lanes are soooooooo expenisve and over kill. I grew up in the Richmond/Exclesior Springs area so pretty familar with that area.