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Started by Voyager, January 20, 2009, 02:01:07 AM

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njroadhorse

Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 02, 2009, 06:46:10 AM
Anyhow the "TO I-64 West" shield at the ramp from VA 171 West to I-64 West.  I know that technically this is correct but normally VDOT does not have a "TO" banner there 
Since this is an onramp to I-64, I can mention this.  What are the gates for along the ramps off I-64 in the Hampton Roads for?  I think I know why, but I want to make sure.
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Quote from: agentsteel53 on September 30, 2009, 04:04:11 PM
I-99... the Glen Quagmire of interstate routes??


agentsteel53

it's for when contraflow is implemented (both sets of lanes going the same way, in case of hurricane evacuation), nobody gets on the freeway in the normal direction and runs head-on into evacuating traffic.
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That's what I thought
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Quote from: agentsteel53 on September 30, 2009, 04:04:11 PM
I-99... the Glen Quagmire of interstate routes??

74/171FAN

More interesting than being an oddity as the exit number is actually on the sign even though this is in Virginia not California
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Michael

^^ Never seen anything like that; I'd expect an exit tab.  Also, why is there a 12 mile advance warning?!

Alex

Quote from: Michael on June 10, 2009, 03:05:17 PM
^^ Never seen anything like that; I'd expect an exit tab.  Also, why is there a 12 mile advance warning?!

They did that to reflect the connection to Interstate 64 east for motorists that just entered Interstate 295 south from Interstate 95 south. Seems that an auxiliary mileage sign would work just as well like those on I-285:




Michael

^^ The only problem with that is that it doesn't have any control cities on it.

Alex

Interstate 285 uses control points for its connections with I-20, 75, and 85, similar to I-295 and its connections with I-95 south of Petersburg and I-64. It works for I-285 without the control points attached to the Interstate numbers of the mileage signs.

froggie

Don't necessarily need control cities on the distance sign.  Often on these beltways, drivers are more interested in knowing the distance to the major Interstate route than they are in where that major Interstate goes.

DC Beltway has a fair number of them (including a set mounted in each direction on the WWB), and the Baltimore Beltway has a few.

njroadhorse

I-95 in Maryland also has some north and south of Baltimore, moreso south that just have I-195 (south of B-more only), I-895 (south only), and I-695 shields on them and the distances.

While on the subject of Baltimore, what is the point of the travel plaza near Exit 58 on I-95?  I always thought it was in a really weird place (a.k.a. bad neighborhood), and that it seemed pointless to fully exit the interstate to access it.
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Quote from: agentsteel53 on September 30, 2009, 04:04:11 PM
I-99... the Glen Quagmire of interstate routes??

mefailenglish

Quote from: froggie on June 12, 2009, 06:26:21 AM
That's near one of the major industrial areas in Baltimore (and some of the port facilities nearby), so it's moreso for the trucks.

Also, there's a Greyhound stop there, and some of the "chinatown" buses stop there as well.

74/171FAN

#161
    For some reason these temporary overheads have been there for years and still haven't been replaced
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74/171FAN

#162
Now VDOT forgot the exit tab on these two SR 645 is Exit 24    And SR 614 is Exit 13    And now VDOT decided to put signs for both directions of I-95 here when the exit is to the right via an access road?? 
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74/171FAN

#163
Now for some reason VDOT decided to put the direction under the route shield even with the "TO" 
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mightyace

^^^
It's not that unusual to see TO EAST 36 on a sign, especially if the route leads to a partial interchange or is reckoned to be the best route for only one direction of the highway.

It is strange for them to put EAST below the shield!  :pan:
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74/171FAN

Now another oddity on VA 144 which involves an earlier post in this thread now with the "RIGHT THRU LANE" sign added.  There is a right-turn lane at the intersection just before the I-95 exit, which would be the only reason "THRU" would be on the sign.  Yes VDOT gets weirder by the day  :confused: 
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WillWeaverRVA

I saw that last week. They need to put a regular green sign there already; what's there is incredibly ugly.
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Duke87

Here's a curious one I came across yesterday.

There's a section of US 1 in Rye, NY with no double yellow lines down the middle.
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74/171FAN

The left-turn lanes used to access I-95 here from Conduit Rd NB could be expressed more clearly I believe at the set of shields before the signal at VA 144.  The shields at the VA 144 signal explain which left-turn lane to use but it might be too late to switch to the correct lane.    Fortunately you can still access I-95 NB and I-95 SB from VA 144 NB at the traffic light if the ramp is missed. 
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74/171FAN

And the lastest weird sign from VDOT on VA 144 NB just west of VA 36 and before the signal at SR 725(River Rd) and the entrance to tha area of the new Ordnance School at Fort Lee 
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froggie

The only thing weird about that is the timeframe on the bottom sign panel...

agentsteel53

Quote from: froggie on November 28, 2009, 01:05:27 PM
The only thing weird about that is the timeframe on the bottom sign panel...

yeah, do people need to be told that traffic is busier during the day??
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QuoteScrew the roadsigns, I see a Sheetz!!!!!!

Sheetz has existed in Virginia for at least 5 years, if not longer...



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