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H.B. Elkins
May 7, 2013, 10:17:32 AM5/7/13
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Got home Monday afternoon from my trip to Dubuque for the meet hosted by Scott
Onson. It was a good trip that was plagued by rain.
Headed out Thursday afternoon, taking I-64 and I-255/IL 255 to Alton, which was
my destination for the night. Noted the progression of construction on I-64
widening east of Louisville. The current project extends to the KY 55
Shelbyville exit (Exit 32) and seems to be coming along at a pretty good pace.
There is also work going on at the KY 1848 (Simpsonville) exit.
Ran into a nasty slowdown on I-64 inside the Watterson Expressway. The slowdown
started near the Cannons Lane exit and progressed through the tunnel to a point
between the Grinstead Drive and US 42/60 exit, where traffic opened back up.
There was no sign of a wreck or roadwork or anything that would have caused the
slowdown. There was also a corresponding slowdown in the eastbound lanes. Sailed
through Spaghetti Junction and across southern Indiana. One exit still has
button copy signage; it must have gotten omitted when Indiana replaced the guide
signs along I-64 a few years back.
No major problems in the construction zone along the I-57/I-64 co-signed route.
I can't tell if that's a widening project, a pavement rehab, or both. Stopped
for gas at Mt. Vernon and the rain began shortly after I split from I-57 toward
St. Louis.
No issues through the I-255 construction zone, but the three lanes were reduced
to one lane with no obvious signs of what work was being done through much of
the lane closure. I'd imagine this gets pretty messy during heavy traffic. The
work zone was signed for 55 mph with "Photo Enforced" signage, so I drove 55 mph
and was getting pushed by a truck behind me. Sorry, bud, but I had no interest
in getting a mail-order ticket. After getting my hotel room, I drove down US 67
into Missouri and turned around so I could get new mileage on that route and not
have a short segment hanging over my head if I ever come close to clinching it.
Had to alter my travel plans for Friday due to the massive river flooding along
the Illinois River. I had planned to use IL 100 north on the west side of the
river to connect to US 54/IL 107, but high water made that impossible. I did
venture over to visit Calhoun County, but had to turn around at Hardin and go
back to US 67, which I took north to I-72. I experienced no other high water
road closures and was able to follow my planned route to visit the counties I
had left to clinch Illinois. I eventually made my way to US 136, which I
followed from Havana to Keokuk. Noticed that the IL 110 CKC route joins US 136
in downtown Macomb; there was construction west of town but I could not tell if
the four-lane is being extended for a northwest bypass to connect to US 67 north
of town. As it is now, I don't know why through traffic between Chicago and
Kansas City would want to navigate downtown Macomb when other perfectly good
options (I-70 and I-55, or I-35 and I-80) already exist.
Took US 61 north from Keokuk, crossing back into Illinois on US 34 to visit
Henderson County and thus clinch Illinois.
Had a surprise when I got to the Quad Cities on US 61; that being that US 61 has
been routed along I-280 and I-80, and the route through town is now Business US
61. This made it much easier for me to clinch US 61 in Iowa since I wasn't
bogged down taking surface streets through Davenport. I looped back to pick up
US 67 in Illinois so I could clinch that route in Iowa. A resurfacing project in
Bettendorf slowed traffic down.
I had originally thought about spending Friday night in the Quad Cities and
driving on to Dubuque Saturday morning, but with the rainy weather I opted to
press onward to Dubuque for the night so I could sleep in the next morning.
Clinched US 67 in Iowa and then took US 52 on to Dubuque. US 52's alignment is
not bad and it's a scenic route, but the pavement quality was terrible.
Construction on US 52/61/151 south of Dubuque caused no serious problems.
After Saturday's meet, I re-drove part of the meet tour (IL/WI 35 and Badger
Road) to photograph some old relic signs, then headed west on US 20. That's an
interesting route and was fun to drive. IL 84 south of US 20 was in horrible
shape. The pavement was terrible. When I reached US 52, I crossed the bridge and
drove back over to the US 67 intersection, then re-crossed and headed east to
Joliet, where I overnighted.
US 52 seems to be just placed on a bunch of various roads in Illinois and, to
me, does not serve a through route purpose. It could probably be killed off at
US 41 in Indiana and resurrected north of Dubuque with a different number
(possibly an extension of US 67).
Happy to find that US 52 southeast of US 41 was a four-lane route, it made
speeding across western Indiana to clinch the route a breeze, except for a
slowdown in the Lafayette area (where the pavement was in terrible shape). Once
I got to I-65, that got me a clinch of US 52 in both Illinois and Indiana.
There's construction on I-65 in that area, which appears to be a widening. The
old state-named Interstate sign on the overhead approaching I-865 has been
replaced.
It started raining just as I approached Indianapolis so I worked around the
northern portion of the beltway (noticing some button copy still in existence)
and headed down I-74 to Cincinnati. I had time to kill so I made plans to drive
what I needed to clinch US 50 in Ohio. I exited I-74 at IN 1 and headed down to
hit US 50, and was greeted with an "Ohio 50" sign immediately upon entering the
Buckeye State. Lots of construction just west of I-75, and I photographed a
cutout US 50 sign still standing in the Cincy suburb of Mariemont.
Drove east on US 50 to Chillicothe, then took US 23 south and OH 32 west back to
the Cincinnati area and overnighted on the Kentucky side of the river.
Cheapest gas found was $3.35 at Lexington; most expensive was $4.14 in Joliet.
Accomplishments for the trip:
*Clinched Illinois counties
*Two new Iowa counties
*Clinched US 61 in Iowa
*Clinched US 67 in Iowa
*Clinched US 52 in Illinois and Indiana
*Clinched US 50 in Ohio
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Onson. It was a good trip that was plagued by rain.
Headed out Thursday afternoon, taking I-64 and I-255/IL 255 to Alton, which was
my destination for the night. Noted the progression of construction on I-64
widening east of Louisville. The current project extends to the KY 55
Shelbyville exit (Exit 32) and seems to be coming along at a pretty good pace.
There is also work going on at the KY 1848 (Simpsonville) exit.
Ran into a nasty slowdown on I-64 inside the Watterson Expressway. The slowdown
started near the Cannons Lane exit and progressed through the tunnel to a point
between the Grinstead Drive and US 42/60 exit, where traffic opened back up.
There was no sign of a wreck or roadwork or anything that would have caused the
slowdown. There was also a corresponding slowdown in the eastbound lanes. Sailed
through Spaghetti Junction and across southern Indiana. One exit still has
button copy signage; it must have gotten omitted when Indiana replaced the guide
signs along I-64 a few years back.
No major problems in the construction zone along the I-57/I-64 co-signed route.
I can't tell if that's a widening project, a pavement rehab, or both. Stopped
for gas at Mt. Vernon and the rain began shortly after I split from I-57 toward
St. Louis.
No issues through the I-255 construction zone, but the three lanes were reduced
to one lane with no obvious signs of what work was being done through much of
the lane closure. I'd imagine this gets pretty messy during heavy traffic. The
work zone was signed for 55 mph with "Photo Enforced" signage, so I drove 55 mph
and was getting pushed by a truck behind me. Sorry, bud, but I had no interest
in getting a mail-order ticket. After getting my hotel room, I drove down US 67
into Missouri and turned around so I could get new mileage on that route and not
have a short segment hanging over my head if I ever come close to clinching it.
Had to alter my travel plans for Friday due to the massive river flooding along
the Illinois River. I had planned to use IL 100 north on the west side of the
river to connect to US 54/IL 107, but high water made that impossible. I did
venture over to visit Calhoun County, but had to turn around at Hardin and go
back to US 67, which I took north to I-72. I experienced no other high water
road closures and was able to follow my planned route to visit the counties I
had left to clinch Illinois. I eventually made my way to US 136, which I
followed from Havana to Keokuk. Noticed that the IL 110 CKC route joins US 136
in downtown Macomb; there was construction west of town but I could not tell if
the four-lane is being extended for a northwest bypass to connect to US 67 north
of town. As it is now, I don't know why through traffic between Chicago and
Kansas City would want to navigate downtown Macomb when other perfectly good
options (I-70 and I-55, or I-35 and I-80) already exist.
Took US 61 north from Keokuk, crossing back into Illinois on US 34 to visit
Henderson County and thus clinch Illinois.
Had a surprise when I got to the Quad Cities on US 61; that being that US 61 has
been routed along I-280 and I-80, and the route through town is now Business US
61. This made it much easier for me to clinch US 61 in Iowa since I wasn't
bogged down taking surface streets through Davenport. I looped back to pick up
US 67 in Illinois so I could clinch that route in Iowa. A resurfacing project in
Bettendorf slowed traffic down.
I had originally thought about spending Friday night in the Quad Cities and
driving on to Dubuque Saturday morning, but with the rainy weather I opted to
press onward to Dubuque for the night so I could sleep in the next morning.
Clinched US 67 in Iowa and then took US 52 on to Dubuque. US 52's alignment is
not bad and it's a scenic route, but the pavement quality was terrible.
Construction on US 52/61/151 south of Dubuque caused no serious problems.
After Saturday's meet, I re-drove part of the meet tour (IL/WI 35 and Badger
Road) to photograph some old relic signs, then headed west on US 20. That's an
interesting route and was fun to drive. IL 84 south of US 20 was in horrible
shape. The pavement was terrible. When I reached US 52, I crossed the bridge and
drove back over to the US 67 intersection, then re-crossed and headed east to
Joliet, where I overnighted.
US 52 seems to be just placed on a bunch of various roads in Illinois and, to
me, does not serve a through route purpose. It could probably be killed off at
US 41 in Indiana and resurrected north of Dubuque with a different number
(possibly an extension of US 67).
Happy to find that US 52 southeast of US 41 was a four-lane route, it made
speeding across western Indiana to clinch the route a breeze, except for a
slowdown in the Lafayette area (where the pavement was in terrible shape). Once
I got to I-65, that got me a clinch of US 52 in both Illinois and Indiana.
There's construction on I-65 in that area, which appears to be a widening. The
old state-named Interstate sign on the overhead approaching I-865 has been
replaced.
It started raining just as I approached Indianapolis so I worked around the
northern portion of the beltway (noticing some button copy still in existence)
and headed down I-74 to Cincinnati. I had time to kill so I made plans to drive
what I needed to clinch US 50 in Ohio. I exited I-74 at IN 1 and headed down to
hit US 50, and was greeted with an "Ohio 50" sign immediately upon entering the
Buckeye State. Lots of construction just west of I-75, and I photographed a
cutout US 50 sign still standing in the Cincy suburb of Mariemont.
Drove east on US 50 to Chillicothe, then took US 23 south and OH 32 west back to
the Cincinnati area and overnighted on the Kentucky side of the river.
Cheapest gas found was $3.35 at Lexington; most expensive was $4.14 in Joliet.
Accomplishments for the trip:
*Clinched Illinois counties
*Two new Iowa counties
*Clinched US 61 in Iowa
*Clinched US 67 in Iowa
*Clinched US 52 in Illinois and Indiana
*Clinched US 50 in Ohio
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Andrew M. Saucci, Jr.
May 7, 2013, 9:06:35 PM5/7/13
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"H.B. Elkins" <hbe...@gmail.com.restrictorplate> wrote in message
news:kmb2d...@drn.newsguy.com...
> No issues through the I-255 construction zone, but the three lanes were
> reduced
> to one lane with no obvious signs of what work was being done through much
> of
> the lane closure. I'd imagine this gets pretty messy during heavy traffic.
> The
> work zone was signed for 55 mph with "Photo Enforced" signage, so I drove
> 55 mph
> and was getting pushed by a truck behind me. Sorry, bud, but I had no
> interest
> in getting a mail-order ticket.
would flash "WORK ZONE SPEED LIMIT 55 TAILGATING PROHIBITED" in situations
such as that.
jgar the jorrible
May 8, 2013, 11:45:34 AM5/8/13
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On May 7, 6:06 pm, "Andrew M. Saucci, Jr." <spam-o...@saucci.local>
wrote:
> "H.B. Elkins" <hbek...@gmail.com.restrictorplate> wrote in message
Google: 12v led car message moving scrolling sign display us
they seem to be selling them, at least from china.
jg
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/07/man-accused-of-torching-vehicle/
wrote:
> "H.B. Elkins" <hbek...@gmail.com.restrictorplate> wrote in message
they seem to be selling them, at least from china.
jg
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@home.com is bogus.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/07/man-accused-of-torching-vehicle/
T.J. Higgins
May 8, 2013, 4:46:19 PM5/8/13
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Andrew M. Saucci, Jr.
May 8, 2013, 8:32:54 PM5/8/13
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"T.J. Higgins" <ernest.p...@vernal.equinox.edu> wrote in message
news:mM6dnYQtQ84GJBfM...@posted.hiwaay2...
if the police would do their job and run pace cars on major highways,
especially through work zones, no one would be tempted to resort to such
tactics. The only reason it isn't done is that politicians are cowards.
That's why they hide behind red light cameras and photo enforced speed
limits. Pace cars would prevent the crime before it happened, eliminating
the revenue from the cameras.
jgar the jorrible
May 10, 2013, 11:45:32 AM5/10/13
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On May 8, 1:46 pm, ernest.p.worr...@vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins)
wrote:
I didn't know that. I would be interested in a California cite. I
mean, I see these all the time: http://www.formetco.com/mobi_triface.html
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/10/drivemocion-car-messaging-sign-lets-you-flip-the-bird-using-leds.html
wrote:
mean, I see these all the time: http://www.formetco.com/mobi_triface.html
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/10/drivemocion-car-messaging-sign-lets-you-flip-the-bird-using-leds.html
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