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I would love for the northernmost segment of CA-39 that connects to CA-2 to open next year, but apparently it won't be until 2015 at the earliest.
I believe an extension of CA-52 opened earlier this year.
Some more of NC 540 opened this year, as did the new Jordan Bridge on VA 337.
The final segment of TN 840 opened and is now complete all the way around south Nashville.
Granted nothing else distracts the project from completion, I anticipate the northern segment of the US 93 Kalispell Bypass to be done. The southern portion is already done. MDT now has to figure out how the northern segment can be done without pissing off the homeowners near the projected path of the bypass.
Not a new road really, but it is now, for the first time ever (not including the Wilson Bridge) possible to cross the District of Columbia without having to stop for traffic signals thanks to the reconstruction of the 11th Street (S.E.) Bridge and its interchange at D.C. 295/I-295.
I dunno if any official list exists, but I think both I-69 and I-22 had some construction that contributed to their overall planned lengths.
The western part of the US 10 Marshfield, WI Spur freeway/expressway opened in 2012.
Also the WI 26 Watertown, WI bypass freeway.
Mike
Quote from: Quillz on December 21, 2012, 12:48:29 AM
I believe an extension of CA-52 opened earlier this year.
2011 actually - I and a friend used it to bypass central San Diego on the way back from El Centro in March.
I wonder if any segments of the Route 4 freeway east of Antioch opened in the last year or two.
A whole shitload of residential streets.
Quote from: cpzilliacus on December 21, 2012, 01:13:37 AM
Not a new road really, but it is now, for the first time ever (not including the Wilson Bridge) possible to cross the District of Columbia without having to stop for traffic signals thanks to the reconstruction of the 11th Street (S.E.) Bridge and its interchange at D.C. 295/I-295.
Quote from: Charles Kuralt
Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.
Assuming 'cross' to be more than just Columbia Island, you could cross from Oxon Hill to Bladensburg. And you could use the loops at Suitland Parkway to cross from Arlington to Bladensburg :bigass:
The completion of WV 9 from Charles Town to the VA/WV border.
Quote from: NE2 on December 21, 2012, 03:00:28 AM
Quote from: Charles Kuralt
Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.
Never heard Kuralt say it. But I did hear Mark Robinowitz say it
ad nauseum.
But let's consider what D.C. would be like without its (mostly) suburban freeway network.
Or Baltimore without the three Interstate crossings of the Patapsco River.
Or New York City without the toll bridges and toll tunnels that were built by Robert Moses and Ole Singstad.
The NT MTA's subways would stop
immediately without the toll revenue diverted from those toll crossings. Of course, Caro was
very wrong when he claimed that the "surplus" revenue from the toll crossings could "offset" the massive operating deficits of transit in New York.
I-781 (barely)
New extension of George Bush Turnpike south to I-20 in the Dallas area. Also another link in the Loop 49 around Tyler, TX.
Quote from: TheStranger on December 21, 2012, 02:25:46 AM
2011 actually - I and a friend used it to bypass central San Diego on the way back from El Centro in March.
I wonder if any segments of the Route 4 freeway east of Antioch opened in the last year or two.
March 25th, 2011. It is part of my daily commute.
In terms of major projects, the I-495 Express Lanes (high occupancy/toll) in Virginia opened the Saturday before Thanksgiving. A spokesman for the company that built the project referred to the new lanes as a sort of "new highway within an existing Interstate highway," which is a reasonable description because the Express Lanes have separate exits and there are no access points between them and the general-purpose lanes except at the far ends.
A-30 and 530 completed.
A-50 completed.
Partial opening of A-410.
Labelle bypass on QC 117 opened this year, I think.
New QC 236 alignment through Beauharnois
Might be missing one or two in Québec.
Also,
VT 279 in Bennington.
New ON 26 alignment through Bowers Beach.
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 21, 2012, 09:46:51 AM
In terms of major projects, the I-495 Express Lanes (high occupancy/toll) in Virginia opened the Saturday before Thanksgiving. A spokesman for the company that built the project referred to the new lanes as a sort of "new highway within an existing Interstate highway," which is a reasonable description because the Express Lanes have separate exits and there are no access points between them and the general-purpose lanes except at the far ends.
I second that!
Quote from: stonefort on December 21, 2012, 12:42:23 AM
Exciting to see I-49 and I-69 open recently. I'm curious what other major highways projects opened in 2012. And what can we look forward to in 2013?
I cannot agree more with you.
I think San Ysidro's Route 905 (future I-905) deserves a mention here, now that the gap between I-805 and the future Route 125 interchange has been fully filled in.
Quote from: stonefort on December 21, 2012, 11:39:04 AM
How long does it normally take before completed highway projects show up in Google Maps or OpenStreetMap? Days? Weeks? Months?
Depends on when someone adds it.
Quote from: stonefort on December 21, 2012, 11:39:04 AM
And why does the information displayed change depending on zoom level? For example, with I-49 in Missouri, when I zoom out in either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap they show it as US-71 with non-freeway gaps, but when I zoom in it shows the gaps as closed and labels it I-49. Just puzzled by that. Though I was impressed it was in the system at all since I-49 just officially opened a week or so ago.
Rendering lag.
The re-routing of I-40 between I-44 & I-35 in Oklahoma City opened in 2012.
A new section of Corridor H (US 48) in West Virginia.
The William H. Natcher Parkway extension in Kentucky.
I think the Pennyrile Parkway extension also opened this year.
-US 322 bypass of Mullica Hill, NJ
-US 202 parkway in Doylestown, PA
Triangle Expressway Phase 3 is now open in NC.
Kind of surprised no one has mentioned the August 2012 opening of I-580 south of Reno between NV-431 and Washoe Lake.
Quote from: stonefort on December 21, 2012, 12:42:23 AM
Exciting to see I-49 and I-69 open recently. I'm curious what other major highways projects opened in 2012. And what can we look forward to in 2013?
The US 60/US 65 interchange near Springfield, MO wrapped up it's rebuild project this past year.
* The rest of Phase 2 of MO 364/Page Avenue extension opened
* The MO 141 extension, plus the Maryland Heights Expressway Extension (which would later become part of MO 141) opened.
* I think another part of IL 255 has opened.
A couple of short ones I'm aware of:
- MS 9 relocation from Pontotoc to Sherman.
- GA 243 (Fall Line Freeway) bypass of Gordon.
Contrary to discussion upthread, nothing new on I-22 opened this year - the short extension to Coalburg Road has been open for at least a year, probably two.
Isn't US-31 around Kokomo supposed to open next year?
Quote from: myosh_tino on December 21, 2012, 05:06:48 PM
Kind of surprised no one has mentioned the August 2012 opening of I-580 south of Reno between NV-431 and Washoe Lake.
I would have mentioned it had I been on the forum in the last few days instead of wrapping up work for the holidays...
In East Alabama the AL-275 Talladega bypass is now open. And half of the Anniston Eastern Bypass opened this year.
The Minnesota contributions to the list:
- New-alignment US 14 between Waseca and Owatonna.
- MN 23 Paynesville bypass
Likely to be the last "new highways" Minnesota will have for a LONG time.
The completion of the US-24 "Fort to Port" project with the opening of new alignments in both Indiana (I-469 to Indiana 101) and Ohio (Napoleon to Waterville).
I'm really amazed there's no mention yet of Sections 5 & 6 of Texas Toll 130, which opened in October.
Quote from: Revive 755 on December 21, 2012, 07:39:13 PM
* I think another part of IL 255 has opened.
I think a part of IL 255 opens every eleven days or so..... :cool:
Quote from: kphoger on December 24, 2012, 12:19:28 PM
I'm really amazed there's no mention yet of Sections 5 & 6 of Texas Toll 130, which opened in October.
Quote from: Revive 755 on December 21, 2012, 07:39:13 PM
* I think another part of IL 255 has opened.
I think a part of IL 255 opens every eleven days or so..... :cool:
And there's still a short section to go between IL-111/267 and US-67. After that, IL-255 is done.
Quote from: Quillz on December 21, 2012, 12:48:29 AM
I would love for the northernmost segment of CA-39 that connects to CA-2 to open next year, but apparently it won't be until 2015 at the earliest.
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Is Caltrans back to talking about rebuilding that segment again? Last I heard they decided against it. Seems like for years it's been, "We're going to rebuild it...No we're not going to rebuild it...Yes we are going to rebuild it...No we aren't..." back and forth, back and forth.
And of course, even if they do rebuild and reopen the damn thing, how does Caltrans know a severe winter storm won't send the new highway plunging right off of Mt. Islip and into the canyon below again a year or two later?
The last section of the Mon-Fayette Expressway (PA Turnpike 43) between West Virginia and PA 51 opened earlier this year.
Quote from: hm insulators on January 07, 2013, 03:03:51 PM
Quote from: Quillz on December 21, 2012, 12:48:29 AM
I would love for the northernmost segment of CA-39 that connects to CA-2 to open next year, but apparently it won't be until 2015 at the earliest.
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Is Caltrans back to talking about rebuilding that segment again? Last I heard they decided against it. Seems like for years it's been, "We're going to rebuild it...No we're not going to rebuild it...Yes we are going to rebuild it...No we aren't..." back and forth, back and forth.
And of course, even if they do rebuild and reopen the damn thing, how does Caltrans know a severe winter storm won't send the new highway plunging right off of Mt. Islip and into the canyon below again a year or two later?
It was opened to emergency workers in 2003. And last I read, a new connection is supposedly going to open in 2015.
There certainly is no guarantee the roadway won't be damaged again, but the plan is to use a different alignment and make use of more extensive tunneling (again, on paper, not sure if this will happen in practice.) I know Caltrans is rebuilding some of the tunnels that go through the Santa Monica Mountains, likely retrofitting to prevent landslide damage.
The connection essentially cuts the trip to, say, Wrightwood or Mt. High in half. Right now, you'd either have to spend the majority of your time on CA-2 (Angeles Crest Highway,) which is NOT a good road this time of year, or loop around via I-15/CA-138. CA-39 essentially lets you take I-210 most of the way, and the road ends at CA-2 nearby some of the resorts in the area, as well as Wrightwood. I'd imagine the reopening of the route would be welcome by a lot of people.
A 4 mile new alignment of I-40 opened in Oklahoma City in early January, 2012.
In 2012, Indiana opened:
New section of I-69 from north of Evansville to Crane
New section of IN 25 from Lafayette to Delphi
New section of US24 from Fort Wayne to Ohio state line
New section of Elkhart CR17 from CR28 to CR38
New section of IN 331 from IN 933 to US 20
While technically not an all-new road, the new I-44/OK 66/Skelly Drive in midtown Tulsa opened last year, except for the section underneath Lewis Avenue. It is partially on a new location, and is a vast improvement on the original road.
Here is a video I made a few months ago. It starts on southbound US 75, goes through the loop ramp onto I-44/OK 66 east, turns around via a double loop ramp maneuver at OK 51/US 64, then heads back west and ends at the Peoria Avenue exit. The old section that is still open underneath Lewis Avenue is clearly visible.