US 101 - Widening - Novato to Santa Rosa

[Voyager]

Widening the 101 through Carpinteria is still ongoing and seemingly took decades. By contrast, this widening seems quick. 

They started this project in 2008 (that's why this is the forum's oldest thread), do you know when that one started?

[kphoger]

Fun fact - this is the forum's oldest (existing) topic

So...  what were the first two (non-existing) topics?

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[Quillz]

Widening the 101 through Carpinteria is still ongoing and seemingly took decades. By contrast, this widening seems quick. 

They started this project in 2008 (that's why this is the forum's oldest thread), do you know when that one started?

I think plans began in the 90s. 

[Voyager]

Fun fact - this is the forum's oldest (existing) topic

So...  what were the first two (non-existing) topics?

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I think they were just test threads in the admin sandbox. I thought originally it was the cosmic bbarr (ugh) but that one was actually later.

[Quillz]

On a similar note: the 101 changes through Oxnard also took seeming decades. Widening, completely rebuilding the Oxnard Boulevard junction (now it's a standard junction, previously it was a one-way flyover ramp for southbound only). And it's still not entirely done given that CA-1 has been moved onto Rice Avenue, but not all the signage is up yet. That's something else I first saw changes being done in the late 90s.

[cahwyguy]

You want long? I was working on the podcast episode for the San Bernardino Freeway today. They started work on the El Monte Busway in 1969. They are still working on adding HOV/Express lanes. Phase 2 of the lanes from I-15 to E of Pepper Avenue just got funding; they are still waiting for the Phase 3 funding from Pepper to Redlands.