Breezewood

[lepidopteran]

The PA Turnpike website has a page up announcing the start of the Breezewood Interchange Project.

A second page details the project timeline.  No proposed interchange layouts are shown, as it appears that the preliminary engineering phase will take 3 years.  Right-of-way acquisition should begin in about 6 years.

[roadman65]

The PA Turnpike website has a page up announcing the start of the Breezewood Interchange Project.

A second page details the project timeline.  No proposed interchange layouts are shown, as it appears that the preliminary engineering phase will take 3 years.  Right-of-way acquisition should begin in about 6 years.

By then it will be too late.  Why even bother.

The tolls on the Turnpike will be too expensive only the wealthy will only be able to drive on it as well.

[Plutonic Panda]

Over a decade to to build a fucking Y stack and they're talking about it like some groundbreaking design that hasn't been happening for the last 50+ years. What a joke. Why even bother?

[GaryV]

maintain local access to State Route 30

State Route? Huh?

[Rothman]

maintain local access to State Route 30

State Route? Huh?

Some DOTs refer to US routes as state routes or even just routes since in their mind there's not much distinction other than the shields now.

[The_Ginger]

maintain local access to State Route 30

State Route? Huh?

Some DOTs refer to US routes as state routes or even just routes since in their mind there's not much distinction other than the shields now.

Ohio does that a lot. I recall a VMS that mentioned a state route like that.

STATE ROUTE 7
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[hotdogPi]

OH 7 is a state route.

US 30 is not.

[thenetwork]

The PA Turnpike website has a page up announcing the start of the Breezewood Interchange Project.

A second page details the project timeline.  No proposed interchange layouts are shown, as it appears that the preliminary engineering phase will take 3 years.  Right-of-way acquisition should begin in about 6 years.

By then it will be too late.  Why even bother.

The tolls on the Turnpike will be too expensive only the wealthy will only be able to drive on it as well.

Then it becomes the 21st Century equivalent of the Long Island Motor Parkway.

[The_Ginger]

OH 7 is a state route.

US 30 is not.

Ah. I must have missed that.

[kphoger]

OH 7 is a state route.

US 30 is not.

Yes it is.  PennDOT calls it "State Route 30".  That's why its SR Segment Signs say "SR 30".

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1vG9ibFLhmdBA7Qo9

Or am I missing something here?

No proposed interchange layouts are shown, as it appears that the preliminary engineering phase will take 3 years.

Why?  They should just ask us.  There are probably at least three forum members who have already designed it. 

[GaryV]

No proposed interchange layouts are shown, as it appears that the preliminary engineering phase will take 3 years.

Why?  They should just ask us.  There are probably at least three forum members who have already designed it. 

3 years gives speculators plenty of time to buy up land. Then when it comes time to go forward, inflate the purchase price.

[Bitmapped]

No proposed interchange layouts are shown, as it appears that the preliminary engineering phase will take 3 years.

Why?  They should just ask us.  There are probably at least three forum members who have already designed it. 

3 years gives speculators plenty of time to buy up land. Then when it comes time to go forward, inflate the purchase price.

That's what eminent domain is for.

[Rothman]

No proposed interchange layouts are shown, as it appears that the preliminary engineering phase will take 3 years.

Why?  They should just ask us.  There are probably at least three forum members who have already designed it. 

3 years gives speculators plenty of time to buy up land. Then when it comes time to go forward, inflate the purchase price.

That's what eminent domain is for.

Eminent domain still requires fair market value paid.