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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
May
15
Draft five-year plan is out
It’s a big file, because the highway program isn’t separated out like it used to be years ago. I hope to have analysis this weekend.
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May
13
End/Begin 330 signs gone
December 2002: Eventually, a “North” was added here. In the past week, the “End 330” sign and “Begin” marker that were at the IA 330/IA 117/US 65 intersection were removed, months after 330 was officially extended to Altoona. However, no other … Continue reading
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May
10
You spin me right round, baby
The IA 3/IA 187 intersection at Starmont High School in Fayette County is now a roundabout. It is the first in Iowa in a rural area. Because of these big signs, in each direction after passing the roundabout is a distance … Continue reading
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Apr
26
42
The movie about Jackie Robinson is very good. My only question: How, in a film so committed to accuracy the actor playing Red Barber worked endlessly on mimicking the radio broadcaster’s voice, does the final cut have a scene labeled … Continue reading
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Apr
17
Manitoba 75 now joins I-29
May 10, 2007: This is the only Manitoba Highway 29 shield ever posted…and now it’s gone. When the northernmost part of I-29 opened in North Dakota, it took away traffic from one of the busiest port of entry stations in … Continue reading
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Apr
13
Southwest Arterial: The last white whale of Iowa roads?
US 52’s future may be in a short-lived piece of its past. (1965 state map) It took half a century, but the most significant portions of Iowa’s 1968 freeway/expressway plan have been realized or put perceptibly on track. There are … Continue reading
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Mar
27
Golden Gate Bridge electronic tolls
I had a book called Facts-ination that led off with stories about toll-takers on the Golden Gate Bridge. If you couldn’t afford the toll, they would be willing to take other items — even a Christmas tree — and would … Continue reading
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Feb
22
Four county roads
At the Bronson corner, July 20, 2012. (I have yet to finish picture-cropping and a trip report.) Note the “Speed Limit 50” at the far left of the photo, the rule for old IA 982, which was IA 141 before … Continue reading
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Feb
20
Springville interchange meeting tonight
Ever since US 151 was four-laned to bypass Springville more than a decade ago, the intersection with X20 on the south side of town has been a headache. On either side of town, the expressway holds close to the original … Continue reading
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Feb
11
IA 175 bridge’s toll days numbered
IA 175’s last half-mile in Iowa, September 2007 The Lincoln Journal Star reported late last month that the private commission that is in charge of the IA 175/NE 51 bridge will turn it over to the states. Because Nebraska law … Continue reading
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