Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[Big John]

1-2-26:
What new additions/deletions to the US highway network will we not see in the coming year?

Yet another year will go by without the government building the much-needed Coat-to-Cost Highway.

How much to cover the highway?

[kphoger]

Yet another year will go by without the government building the much-needed Coat-to-Cost Highway.

Unfortunately, I suspect you may be correct.

[formulanone]

1-2-26:
What new additions/deletions to the US highway network will we not see in the coming year?

(I'm not saying this question aloud or I'll have to get cracking on that new autobahn.)

[LilianaUwU]

1-2-26:
What new additions/deletions to the US highway network will we not see in the coming year?

US 67 won't be rerouted to hit 67th Street in Chicago or Philadelphia, unfortunately.

[pderocco]

1-2-26:
What new additions/deletions to the US highway network will we not see in the coming year?

US-666 through Death Valley. That's where it should have gone in the first place.

[PNWRoadgeek]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

[Big John]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

I-343 to I-1.

[Max Rockatansky]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

Yes, 2026 will be renumbered to 2027 by the end of the year.

[kphoger]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

There aren't too many possible answers to that question.

Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know
Possibly
Probably not
Is the Pope Catholic?

[GaryV]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

There aren't too many possible answers to that question.

It is certain   
Reply hazy, try again   
Don't count on it
It is decidedly so   
Ask again later   
My reply is no
Without a doubt   
Better not tell you now   
My sources say no
Yes definitely   
Cannot predict now   
Outlook not so good
You may rely on it   
Concentrate and ask again   
Very doubtful
As I see it, yes      
Most likely      
Outlook good      
Yes      
Signs point to yes

[kphoger]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

There aren't too many possible answers to that question.

It is certain   
Reply hazy, try again   
Don't count on it
It is decidedly so   
Ask again later   
My reply is no
Without a doubt   
Better not tell you now   
My sources say no
Yes definitely   
Cannot predict now   
Outlook not so good
You may rely on it   
Concentrate and ask again   
Very doubtful
As I see it, yes       
Most likely       
Outlook good       
Yes       
Signs point to yes

You forgot this one:
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[kkt]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

Oh, bound to be some.

[Dirt Roads]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

There aren't too many possible answers to that question.

It is certain   
Reply hazy, try again   
Don't count on it
It is decidedly so   
Ask again later   
My reply is no
Without a doubt   
Better not tell you now   
My sources say no
Yes definitely   
Cannot predict now   
Outlook not so good
You may rely on it   
Concentrate and ask again   
Very doubtful
As I see it, yes       
Most likely       
Outlook good       
Yes       
Signs point to yes

You forgot this one:
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You must have a newfangled Magic Eight-ball.  I'm not sure I want one.

[ModernDayWarrior]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

Yes, the Great Renumbering is scheduled to take place in Alanland this year. I have it on good authority that 2 will become 3, 3 will become π, π will become 343, and 343 will become a variety of different numbers depending on the day of the week, the goat population in the city of (page torn off), and the length of Alan Dunes-Flamingo's hair.

[TheCatalyst31]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

The 6-7 meme will be renumbered to the next number Gen Alpha decides is funny.

[PColumbus73]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

Arkansas will turn US 78 into a figure-8, somehow.

[wanderer2575]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

Every loop or spur of every I-69 segment will be redesignated as a suffixed mainline.

[xonhulu]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

Based on a suggestion of some clever intern, CalTrans will solve the I-x80 shortage in the Bay Area by switching from decimal to hexadecimal. The I-A80 shields will go on former I-238 to much fanfare, and all involved will smugly pat themselves on their backs.

However, it will then backfire as someone points out that all California routes higher than 9 are now technically misnumbered, and in a fit of bureaucratic overreaction, all those routes' decimal numbers will get replaced with their hexadecimal equivalents. Thus, I-10 becomes I-A, CA 11 becomes CA B, etc, up to I-980 becoming I-3D4.  Even the brand new I-A80 shields will need to be swapped out becoming, ironically, I-438, the hexadecimal equivalent of 1080.

Mass confusion ensues.  But hey, no more I-238, so worth it.

[kphoger]

Yes, the Great Renumbering is scheduled to take place in Alanland this year. I have it on good authority that 2 will become 3, 3 will become π, π will become 343, and 343 will become a variety of different numbers depending on the day of the week, the goat population in the city of (page torn off), and the length of Alan Dunes-Flamingo's hair.

When I read that press release, my first thought was—as I'm sure yours was too—How will they measure his hair?

[1995hoo]

1-3-26: Will we see any renumberings in 2026?

I-69 will now be I-NICE.

[PNWRoadgeek]

1-4-26: What cities do you think will change, and maybe improve, their general highway system in 2026?

[PColumbus73]

1-4-26: What cities do you think will change, and maybe improve, their general highway system in 2026?

Syracuse will tear down the rest of their freeways out of spite.

[NE2]

1-4-26: What cities do you think will change, and maybe improve, their general highway system in 2026?

Caracas will get a whole bunch of freeways to transport freedom.

[CoreySamson]

1-4-26: What cities do you think will change, and maybe improve, their general highway system in 2026?

Mogadishu will get a freeway as a result of increased funding.

[kphoger]

1-4-26: What cities do you think will change, and maybe improve, their general highway system in 2026?

Wainwright, AK