Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[The_Ginger]

1 APR 2026

Today is April Fools' Day. What is the most believable fact, statement, or news article that you could tell a roadgeek?

North Carolina will convert every road with an AADT over 1,000 into an Interstate

That's almost believable. I think something like

West Virginia will convert every road with an AADT over 1,000 into an Interstate

would be better.

[PNWRoadgeek]

1 APR 2026

Today is April Fools' Day. What is the most believable fact, statement, or news article that you could tell a roadgeek?

We are copying FritzOwls plans.

[TheCatalyst31]

1 APR 2026

Today is April Fools' Day. What is the most believable fact, statement, or news article that you could tell a roadgeek?

WisDOT announces that Highway 16 is to be re-designated as a US Highway, with new signs being posted in the coming days. In a statement, they added "MnDOT can tell us how to sign our highways when their lousy football team wins a Super Bowl".

[pderocco]

1 APR 2026

Today is April Fools' Day. What is the most believable fact, statement, or news article that you could tell a roadgeek?

I just encountered this press release:

BOSTON, MA — MassDOT today released an artistic rendering of its newest infrastructure initiative, the Boston–Cape Cod Connector, a 45-mile bridge extending from Charlestown across Boston Harbor and the Atlantic to Provincetown. The rendering, provided by MassDOT, depicts a clean, uninterrupted span designed to eliminate summer traffic between Boston and Cape Cod entirely.

The project is expected to reduce travel time from Boston to Provincetown to approximately 45 minutes, assuming consistent speeds of 60 mph, down from typical peak summer travel times of up to four hours.

MassDOT officials emphasized that comparable projects have already demonstrated the feasibility of long-span bridge construction. Florida's Overseas Highway includes the Seven Mile Bridge, which has operated reliably for decades, while China's Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge extends over 100 miles. Officials noted that, in this context, a 45-mile bridge "represents a measured and achievable midpoint."

The total project cost is estimated at $18 billion, which is less than the final cost of the Big Dig. MassDOT confirmed the project is currently on schedule and under budget, with a targeted grand opening in summer 2028.

The bridge will include eight travel lanes, two breakdown lanes, a dedicated seafood transport corridor, and several scenic pull-off areas for whale observation and general reflection. A reversible lane system will accommodate directional beach traffic, and an integrated fog management system will ensure consistent visibility during peak Cape Cod weather conditions.

In a statement, Governor Maura Healey expressed strong support for the initiative, saying, "this is a practical, forward-looking solution to a problem that has gone unaddressed for far too long and that other regions have built longer bridges, so there is no reason Massachusetts cannot do the same quickly and efficiently."

And Provincetown has agreed to pay for half of it.

[kphoger]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

[I-55]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Sideways Gravity Ahead

[1995hoo]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Watch for Tripods searching for uncapped runaways.

[PColumbus73]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Dead jellyfish

[Big John]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

squid ahead

[JayhawkCO]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Beware of thrown coconuts.

[kphoger]

Beware of thrown coconuts.

Actually, I don't even know what else it could mean!

[GaryV]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Meteor crossing ahead.

[kphoger]

Circumcised males only beyond this point.

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

[The_Ginger]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Deformed headlight symbol only

[cockroachking]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

CAUTION: Jellyfish being launched by catapults by students in an AP Physics 1 class learning about projectile motion.

[CoreySamson]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

CAUTION: Bowls of ramen being dumped ahead.

[Scott5114]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Do not drop fake breasts from atop the five-story building.

[pderocco]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Truckers, your shower is ready.

[kphoger]

Truckers, your shower is ready.

Multiple truckers use the same shower at the same time?  Wow, I was no naïve...

[xonhulu]

02 APR 2026

What does this sign mean?

Return Home, You Forgot To Put Pants On.

[kphoger]

03 APR 2026

What US highway should be redesignated as I-50, and why?

[Max Rockatansky]

03 APR 2026

What US highway should be redesignated as I-50, and why?

US 163 because of grid perfection.  Eliminate one problem with an out place US Route number with Interstste freeway upgrades.  I-50 would be perfectly grid slotted north of I-40 and the Navajo would get a really cool freeway through Monument Valley. 

[Big John]

03 APR 2026

What US highway should be redesignated as I-50, and why?

US 50. We need another duplicate number.

[kphoger]

really cool

No better reason than that!

[1995hoo]

03 APR 2026

What US highway should be redesignated as I-50, and why?

US-150. That way if there were any delay in manufacturing the new signs, they could easily effectuate a temporary fix by sending someone out with electrician's tape to put little black hyphens on the current shields so they'd read "1-50," which would satisfy the old maxim "close enough for government work."