US 12 "reroute" in Indiana?

[SSOWorld]

It seems that US 12 was rerouted onto Cline Ave from where it intersects it southeast of the abandoned roadway south to US 20. I traveled a week ago the "old part" but noticed a "US 12 West follow US 20 West" when I reached the one-way pair in Gary. Then I traveled US 20 today to find a "US 12 East" trailblazer pointing to the entrance to Cline Ave (IN 912) north.

I'm so confused...

Anyone else daring enough to travel through Gary notice this?

[rawmustard]

It seems that US 12 was rerouted onto Cline Ave from where it intersects it southeast of the abandoned roadway south to US 20. I traveled a week ago the "old part" but noticed a "US 12 West follow US 20 West" when I reached the one-way pair in Gary. Then I traveled US 20 today to find a "US 12 East" trailblazer pointing to the entrance to Cline Ave (IN 912) north.

I'm so confused...

Anyone else daring enough to travel through Gary notice this?

This turnback happened a few years ago. Of course I don't have the exact date, but for some reason I had thought I had seen this quirk in 07. I think it took me by surprise back when I first saw it, having driven the route the year before.

[SEWIGuy]

This turnback happened a few years ago. Of course I don't have the exact date, but for some reason I had thought I had seen this quirk in 07. I think it took me by surprise back when I first saw it, having driven the route the year before.

I would have been early '07.  I went through there in May and noticed it then...only because I got lost trying to follow the original route that was no longer signed.  Not a good place to be lost.

[agentsteel53]

Then I traveled US 20 today to find a "US 12 East" trailblazer pointing to the entrance to Cline Ave (IN 912) north.

must be a remnant old shield.  Given that it's Gary, I'm not surprised. 

[ssummers72]

I believe in 2005 INDOT and the City of Gary agreed to reroute US-12 along US-20(5th Avenue) West to IN-912 North to Columbus Drive(US-12). They also truncated IN-312 at IN-912 Cline Avenue at the same time. All of this was done in conjuction with Gary-Chicago Airport Expansion which,has been delayed due the EJ&E sale to CN railroad. As far as I know, INDOT did not petition AASHTO for the change.

Stephen
NW Indiana resident

[SSOWorld]

well Acc to many sources US 12 follows that eerry route and not 912 and 20.  So until CMAP and RM consider it I say it clinched.  

And agentsteel53 it's pretty fresh for a remnant.  The split of the 1-ways also had a US-12 West trailblazer on it. (meaning the OW was merged onto 20 instead of the 2-lane ahead of it.


A little OT here - wierd being on US 20 and having a wide ROW, Toll road, power lines, freight tracks, South Shore Line, US 20. all right next to each other.