Ok, PennDOT has their Type 10 maps at: http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRCartoCountyType10 Are there any such maps for other...
I wanted to share this with you all mainly because "Smokey and the Bandit" was the movie that really sparked my interest in roads, signs, and good "road music"...
I missed the "keep left" sign posted at Church Road and Hooper Avenue south (visible on Hooper Ave., and since taken down), so I wasted no time in taking a...
... Voyager Way near CR 528/549: http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/cr_528/voyager.jpg - the NLT sign in the background is correct, ignore the WEST 528 <--....
See http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/06highway.html?hp Even though many grumble about the condition of roads, when our local state rep asks constituents to...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will be showcased as part of a new exhibit entitled "Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation" opening November 8 at the Senator John...
Reposting this from MTR with permission from the original sender... ... richardpett...@... View profile More options Sep 6, 12:55 pm Hey, its Adam Moss...
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau became the latest group to speak out against the proposed plan on Friday. They say that the tolls will add to farmers' costs to...
The Birmingham Bridge will fully reopen tomorrow after having restrictions imposed since a section fell on February 8. Traffic will be allowed back on in both...
The PTC can proceed with work on the next section of Southern Beltway after getting approval from the FHWA on the Record of Decision last Wednesday. This...
Fall 2008 NYSRE Meeting Buffalo, NY When: Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 12pm noon Where: Zebb's, 3349 Southwestern Boulevard, Orchard Park, NY 14127....
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08255/911358-100.stm As we have discussed here many times, the Feds were not impressed by the TPC and PENNDOT's proposal....
For clarification...leasing applies just to the Turnpike, not I-80. Tolling I-80 is dead *unless* Gov. Rendell is willing to apply revenues gained from tolling...
It all boils down to this...in the east, some states made a strategic mistake to build toll roads before the nation committed to the interstate system. Fast...
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080912/NEWS/80912008/-1/updates == Philly bridge tolls go up on Sunday Associated Press •...
Several comments here: 1) it's all based on revenue potential. I suspect the NTPJ brings in more revenue per mile than does the PA Turnpike. 2) Remember that...
I can tell you why in a heartbeat - PA Turnpike has parallel roads (I-80 and I-68/70 - and 68 wasn't there 20 years ago), whereas NJ Turnpike and GS Parkway...
I don't know if that's all of it. For longer range travellers there are other options besides the NJ roads, just as there are other options for longer range...
... within Pennsylvania? I doubt it. All they can now do with this road is unload it. Considering it connects the two largest population centers, and the ...
The original concept for the "proto" interstate system back when FDR was running the country was to build trunk roads that avoided cities. Stub roads from the...
That begs a couple of questions--what were the original designs for the Penn-Lincoln Parkway in the Pittsburgh area and the infamous Schuykill Expressway in...
... FDR was running the country was to build trunk roads that avoided cities. Stub roads from the trunk would have led into major cities. That is exactly what...
... the Penn-Lincoln Parkway in the Pittsburgh area and the infamous Schuykill Expressway in Philadelphia in terms of them meeting superhighway standards? ...
One is the loneliest number, and if you're on Turnpike 43, you might be the only one. Since the first section of it opened in 1990, traffic has fallen off as...