Today at an open house, the PTC announced the project to rebuild the Turnpike from east of the Warrendale Toll Plaza (mile 30) to just west of the Butler...
In this article, it mentions that the PTC is widening the median strip from 10 ft to 50 ft. Just curious, what is the modern interstate standard for median...
... Depends on various factors. The absolute minimum for a median width is 22 feet, but that includes a 10-ft paved inside shoulder plus concrete median ...
New bridge construction in Williamsport - news article. US 15 at I-180 and the West Branch Susquehanna - Pretty nice web site too www.marketstreetbridge.com ...
This past week in passing time after the move and for the cable guy to hook me up online, I was able to work in a number of 'Quick and Dirty' Updates for a...
... In recent CAD projects, I've been using median widths of 54 feet, in addition to 12-foot paved inside shoulders. This figure is a result of planning for...
The US 222 Trexlertown Bypass -- being built as a "boulevard", not a full freeway, has a 30-foot median. There is no specific mention of left shoulders (nor...
One of the biggest PA Ends updates in recent times this weekend. Many missing termini from the Northeast corner of the commonwealth have finally been added...
Not just those having to sit in traffic due to road work have headaches, but also those on the other side of the barrels. Just ask PENNDOT inspector Tom...
Interstate 92-New England (unbuilt): http://www.bostonroads.com/roads/I-92/ Includes an in-depth examination of the 1971 route study and MaineDOT's 1999...
A friend of mine is looking for a job as a "Landscape Architect". The definition of that title is available here: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos039.htm If...
In today's news -- see http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=c5b9ea34-8f1c-4b81-a68c-0965140e7c51 or http://tinyurl.com/4s4jo: As of...
Why doesn't that idiot Bush just ban Americans from traveling outside of the United States. This is insane and just another example of the US becoming a Nazi...
Oh, put a lid on it. If the policy were loosened instead, you'd complain that security was being ignored. Any hook to throw around deep thoughts like...
Well, I will admit that pointing out the fact that Bush is the worst and most crooked president in the history of the US is off-topic. Hindering the flow of...
... worst and ... are ... I wish that the process of re-entering the U.S. becomes a little more smoother. I can't think of anyone who enjoys the long lines ...
... Well as time wears on, more and more border patrol checkpoints are being added within the United States in the Southwest. There are ones on I-5 northbound...
My paternal grandparents were both Canadian, and both parents grew up in Niagara Falls, NY. I remain a frequent visitor north of the border. This is...
... Kinda doubtful, not with the different types of drivers licenses theree are out there - NJ just got mandatory with their photo licenses only recently - and...
A truck plowed into the Gateway Toll Plaza at the Ohio state line, again, last night, damaging two of the westbound booths. A truck slammed into the same...
Last night at Target I saw a 2005 RMCN with a new cover (a kid flying a kite on a beach). Having known that they issue two revisions in between the yearly...
A preliminary and very interesting proposal indeed. MERRIMACK - The developer hoping to build a 135-store regional outlet mall in southern Merrimack has made a...
MMMMMMMMM. Fried classic roadSpam at http://mryamamoto.topcities.com/summa5/summa5.htm It bips harder than a Rick James Petrochemical Mullet AND A James Brown ...
... Fascinating stuff, especially the Interstate 84 & 86 co-signing with U.S. 44! Can you elaborate a bit about the Business Spur Interstate 84 designation...
I've always been TREMENDOUSLY bothered by road objects that are shaped like those "Neon Lights" you mentioned in a pic from the 1970s. On I-95 North in CT,...
Unless I misread this or the reporter misunderstood . . . it says that Broome County is getting an I-86 designation for only ten miles of NY 17 even though...
... shaped like those "Neon Lights" you mentioned in a pic from the 1970s. On I-95 North in CT, near the New York border, all of the road signs seem to be...
... That's surprising in a way... I'm curious why there is no attempt made to make Midwestern signs survive tornado-force winds... ===== Raymond C. Martin,...