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#51

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Illinois Tollway Notes

Last post by nwi_navigator_1181 - September 18, 2025, 11:29:25 PM

https://abc7chicago.com/post/294-tri-state-tollway-construction-project-underway-new-beams-being-installed-ramp-connecting-290-illinois/17835050/

Update on I-294 Construction. Sounds like the flyunder from I-294 to I-290 is scheduled to be complete by the end of the year.

Besides the I-490 ramp, it was this aspect of the project I was most fascinated by. Very interesting they plan to have this open by Christmas, which if true, is a MAJOR advancement.

From what I see in the pictures, it looks like the ramp will be single-lane. I envisioned it as a two-lane ramp, but it seems they didn't have the space for it (especially if they repurpose one of the three westbound I-290 lanes as a hybrid C/D-through lane at St. Charles Road).

In any case, a 20 mph loop ramp being replaced with a 45 mph fly under s-curve will be welcomed at that interchange.

#52

General Highway Talk / Re: Signs specific to a state

Last post by Bruce - September 18, 2025, 11:20:15 PM

Don't think that many other states have enough ferry routes to justify a standardized "no line cutting" sign:

#53

General Highway Talk / Re: Daily conversation: What ...

Last post by CoreySamson - September 18, 2025, 11:02:13 PM

18 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

Left: The generally understood political spectrum.
Right: The political spectrum in America.

#54

General Highway Talk / Re: Signs specific to a state

Last post by Henry - September 18, 2025, 10:49:24 PM

Another IL exclusive is the variant of the sign disallowing bicycles, mopeds and pedestrians on freeways that reads USE PROHIBITED BY NON-HIGHWAY VEHICLES.

#55

General Highway Talk / Re: Signs specific to a state

Last post by Dough4872 - September 18, 2025, 10:46:53 PM

Pennsylvania has the color coded detour signs for freeways, such as "blue detour" or "red detour".

#56

Off-Topic / Re: RIP - Robert Redford

Last post by Molandfreak - September 18, 2025, 10:46:28 PM

It's also disheartening how few women are on this list, including none for the 1990s and 2000s.

Looking over the list again, I was surprised/disappointed not to see Julia Roberts anywhere. I vote to kick Kevin Spacey off the list and replace him with her.

#57

Off-Topic / Re: RIP - Robert Redford

Last post by Max Rockatansky - September 18, 2025, 10:39:29 PM

Also, I only know the name Sigourney Weaver because of a Jeff Foxworthy routine from the 1990s.

Alien? Ghostbusters? Finding Dory?

I say we take off and nuke the entire thread from orbit.  It is the only way to be sure...

[2010s]

#58

Off-Topic / Re: RIP - Robert Redford

Last post by Hot Rod Hootenanny - September 18, 2025, 10:33:48 PM

Born in 1974, bolds are those I don't recongnize.

_	_	_	_	_
2010s	|	2000s	|	1990s
Leonardo DiCaprio	|	Leonardo DiCaprio	|	Tom Hanks
Robert Downey, Jr.	|	Tom Cruise	|	Tom Cruise
Vin Diesel	|	Russell Crowe	|	Jim Carrey
Chadwick Boseman	|	Tom Hanks	|	Matt Damon
Gwyneth Paltrow	|	Orlando Bloom	|	Mel Gibson
Scarlett Johansson	|	Brad Pitt	|	Harrison Ford
Tom Hardy	|	Will Smith	|	Al Pacino
Jeremy Renner	|	Seth Rogen	|	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Michael Keaton	|	Viggo Mortensen	|	Tommy Lee Jones
Chris Evans	|	Mel Gibson	|	Kevin Spacey
Mark Ruffalo	|	Denzel Washington	|	Pierce Brosnan
Jonah Hill	|	George Clooney	|	Gene Hackman
Benedict Cumberbatch	|	Jim Carrey	|	Morgan Freeman
Jennifer Lawrence	|	Johnny Depp	|	Kevin Costner
Bryce Dallas Howard	|	Steve Carell	|	Robin Williams
_	_	_	_	_
1980s	|	1970s	|	1960s
Harrison Ford	|	Al Pacino	|	Peter O'Toole
Bill Murray	|	Robert Redford	|	Audrey Hepburn
Eddie Murphy	|	Diane Keaton	|	Jack Lemmon
Michael Douglas	|	Woody Allen	|	John Wayne
Sigourney Weaver	|	Dustin Hoffman	|	Lee Marvin
William Hurt	|	Barbra Streisand	|	Natalie Wood
Tom Cruise	|	Faye Dunaway	|	Sean Connery
Glenn Close	|	Richard Dreyfuss	|	Omar Sharif
Tom Berenger	|	Clint Eastwood	|	Steve McQueen
Christopher Lloyd	|	Ellen Burstyn	|	Gregory Peck
Kathleen Turner	|	Roy Scheider	|	Richard Harris
Jack Nicholson	|	Julie Christie	|	Paul Newman
Meryl Streep	|	Jane Fonda	|	Hayley Mills
Danny DeVito	|	Jack Nicholson	|	Burt Lancaster
Dan Aykroyd	|	Harrison Ford	|	Sidney Poitier
_	_	_	_	_
1950s	|	1940s	|	1930s
Marlon Brando	|	Katharine Hepburn	|	Fred Astaire
Grace Kelly	|	Teresa Wright	|	The Marx Brothers
James Stewart	|	Gregory Peck	|	Tyrone Power
Yul Brynner	|	Gary Cooper	|	Norma Shearer
Danny Kaye	|	Ingrid Bergman	|	Judy Garland
Elizabeth Taylor	|	Judy Garland	|	Greta Garbo
Frank Sinatra	|	Bing Crosby	|	James Stewart
Dean Martin	|	Bob Hope	|	David Niven
William Holden	|	Greer Garson	|	Charles Laughton
Montgomery Clift	|	Cary Grant	|	Errol Flynn
Jerry Lewis	|	Clark Gable	|	Shirley Temple
Burt Lancaster	|	Bette Davis	|	Clark Gable
Humphrey Bogart	|	Olivia de Havilland	|	Jean Arthur
John Wayne	|	Spencer Tracy	|	Marlene Dietrich
Cary Grant	|	Celeste Holm	|	Ginger Rogers
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#59

Canada / Re: Nova Scotia Major Road Pro...

Last post by Great Lakes Roads - September 18, 2025, 10:19:36 PM

The Aerotech Connector (a connector that goes from Hwy 102's exit 5A westward to Hwy 2 in Wellington) is now open.

#60

General Highway Talk / Re: Daily conversation: What ...

Last post by 1995hoo - September 18, 2025, 10:19:16 PM

18 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

Top: Watch for joggers wearing eye coverings who cannot see where they're going.

Bottom: Watch for joggers wearing headphones who cannot hear anything.