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2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Not in the Charlotte but our state DOT is opening Business I-40 through downtown Winston Salem 6 months early. Of course it was a complete close for 15 months but impressive nonetheless. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2020/01/31/business-40-to-re-open-after-15-month-rebuild-6.html

Still think it was a huge missed opportunity to not turn it into an urban street/boulevard.

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Some new pics were posted of the I-77 toll project. Also, a newsletter update was posted. Pics: https://www.i77express.com/gallery/i-77-express-construction-works-april-2019/ Newsletter: htt

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Speaking of S. Blvd, it has to be one of the most miserable roads to drive on right now!

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When is the city going to begin issuing hefty punitive fines on Chick fil A every time a customer of theirs blocks a sidewalk or car travel lane while waiting to order a nugget.  I am really tired of

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17 hours ago, nicholas said:

Still think it was a huge missed opportunity to not turn it into an urban street/boulevard.

For what it’s worth, it should be the most aesthetically pleasing  freeway in NC. Currently that title is held by the Capital Beltway in my view. Hopefully I-277 gets upgraded in similar fashion.  Freeway aesthetics seem to not be a thing in NC. 

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43 minutes ago, Seaboard Fellow said:

For what it’s worth, it should be the most aesthetically pleasing  freeway in NC. Currently that title is held by the Capital Beltway in my view. Hopefully I-277 gets upgraded in similar fashion.  Freeway aesthetics seem to not be a thing in NC. 

I-85 through Durham is also impressive. So much brick and the median barrier is planted with thousands of crepe myrtles for miles. 

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I'm always mildly offended riding through the triangle area. We can't get beautiful highways here in Charlotte (or working streetlights) because we're a superior city? Jealousy is ugly even if their interstates are not.

 

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Not defending the Triangle, but those beautiful (effective?) brick sound barriers you see in Raleigh and Durham were also built in Charlotte along I-77 from Brookshire to I-85. Unfortunately they don’t look as good in CLT because I think they’re further away from the road sometimes due to topography (Irwin Creek in this pic). And they’ll be all but invisible once the new fake brick sound barriers are completed which are way more effective even if somewhat uglier. Sometimes you have to give up beauty in favor of urbanity. 

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This is 485 at Johnston for the express lane project.  Am I reading this correctly that the flyover to westbound 485 will branch off to the left, go over the regular lanes, and join up to the express lane?  And also, on eastbound 485, the express lane will have a dedicated exit that goes over the normal lanes and has it's own little ramp to Johnston Rd southbound (bypassing the stoplight at the end of the normal ramp)?

 

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This is 485 at Johnston for the express lane project.  Am I reading this correctly that the flyover to westbound 485 will branch off to the left, go over the regular lanes, and join up to the express lane?  And also, on eastbound 485, the express lane will have a dedicated exit that goes over the normal lanes and has it's own little ramp to Johnston Rd southbound (bypassing the stoplight at the end of the normal ramp)?

 

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Yes to all of the above.  The existing flyover bridge will be widened and two smaller bridges constructed to facilitate Direct Connections onto and off of the Toll Lanes.

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speaking of toll roads I took the Monroe Expressway from end to end this morning and much busier than last time I used about 1 year the whole length.  Lot more truckers are using it and boy does it save time and gas instead of stop and go through Monroe.  They need to get started on the Wadesboro bypass. 

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19 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

speaking of toll roads I took the Monroe Expressway from end to end this morning and much busier than last time I used about 1 year the whole length.  Lot more truckers are using it and boy does it save time and gas instead of stop and go through Monroe.  They need to get started on the Wadesboro bypass. 

Are they really talking about another section of bypass?!

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Stop playing around and just upgrade the whole thing to interstate already haha


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It is mentioned in this article from 2018 

http://ansonedp.blogspot.com/2018/05/well-cross-that-bridge-when-we-get-to.html

here is an article from Rockingham talking about both Rockingham north bypass to connect to I-73/74 and this rumored Wadesboro bypass

https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/84661/bypass-project-around-rockingham-accelerated-from-2026-to-2020

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It is mentioned in this article from 2018 
http://ansonedp.blogspot.com/2018/05/well-cross-that-bridge-when-we-get-to.html
here is an article from Rockingham talking about both Rockingham north bypass to connect to I-73/74 and this rumored Wadesboro bypass
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/84661/bypass-project-around-rockingham-accelerated-from-2026-to-2020

At least there seems to be some momentum! I’m glad to see how much the commute time has been reduced with the various bypasses.


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There is a Marshville bypass as well as a Wadesboro bypass planned in the respective county Comprehensive Transportation Plans (has been for years). Eventually US 74 should be limited access from I-26 in Polk County to I-85 in Gaston County and from Charlotte basically to Wilmington. 

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On 2/1/2020 at 12:02 PM, Seaboard Fellow said:

For what it’s worth, it should be the most aesthetically pleasing  freeway in NC. Currently that title is held by the Capital Beltway in my view. Hopefully I-277 gets upgraded in similar fashion.  Freeway aesthetics seem to not be a thing in NC. 

I think there were better ways to spend $100MM of our taxes on than a limited-access freeway with a 45mph speed limit cutting Old Salem off from downtown WS.  There have been numerous studies showing how removing interstates from urban areas increases all sorts of health and economic-related factors, and for a city like WS which has basically been treading water for two decades now, they needed to be bold and do something different. 

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On 2/4/2020 at 5:18 PM, nicholas said:

I think there were better ways to spend $100MM of our taxes on than a limited-access freeway with a 45mph speed limit cutting Old Salem off from downtown WS.  There have been numerous studies showing how removing interstates from urban areas increases all sorts of health and economic-related factors, and for a city like WS which has basically been treading water for two decades now, they needed to be bold and do something different. 

Agreed, but you can apply that same logic to most projects of this scale in NC.  I wouldn’t  cast aspersions specifically against W-S as they are taking substantial strides towards improving their downtown. Salem Parkway will be used exclusively for local traffic after the completion of I-74 to the northeast. Pedestrian connections around Salem Parkway have also been enhanced. 

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