widening
Florida's Turnpike being widened to major urban expressway through Orlando - going 4 to 8 lanes
Posted Thu, 2008-03-20 18:24
Florida Turnpike Mainline through the Orlando area is changing from being a longdistance highway to one with a heavy local traffic load. Tuesday night (Mar 7) the Turnpike Enterprise took away the barriers on the first wider segment between I-4 and FL528 aka Beachline West Expressway, about 7km (4.5 miles). It is now 4+4 lanes compared to the original 2+2 lanes going back to original construction in 1965.
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ITRCC opens first widened stretch of pike
Posted Thu, 2007-12-20 13:10
Indiana Toll Road Concession Company (ITRCC) has opened the first stretch of widened
roadway - 2.8km (1.8 miles) - at the eastern end of a stretch of 16km (10 miles) being widened with a third travel lane plus inside shoulder each direction. read more » NJ Turnpike widening from 6 to 12 lanes from Exit 6 to 9 at cost of $2 billion
Posted Mon, 2007-09-24 14:03
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is moving ahead with detailed engineering on its largest widening project in two decades - taking 56km (35mi) of mostly 3+3 roadway to 3+3+3+3 lanes which the
Turnpike calls "dual-dual" roadway. read more »
Quirky 3/2 lane format on Atlantic City Expressway to end
Posted Tue, 2007-06-19 19:17They say that the gambling houses of Atlantic City want to make it easy for customers to get there, but they don't give a damn how you get out. Evidence: the Atlantic City Expressway (ACE) into town eastbound has three lanes and you fly, while the expressway westbound out of town has only two lanes, and you crawl.
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Enviros lose clout - can't muster opposition to highway widening
Posted Fri, 2007-06-01 18:23Ten and 15 years ago it was tough to get political support for road widening in the US. read more »
TCA widening
Posted Tue, 2000-11-14 11:39TCA widening
Originally published in issue 52 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 2000.
Page:9
Subjects:widening extra lane
Facilities:eastern Foothill
Agencies:TCA
Locations:Orange County CA California
Dulles Greenway widening
Posted Fri, 2000-06-02 17:33Dulles Greenway widening
Originally published in issue 49 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in May 2000.
Page:17
Subjects:widening
Facilities:Dulles Greenway Gway
Agencies:VDOT
Locations:northern Virginia VA
NJ TURNPIKE:In Search Of Bottlenecks
Posted Thu, 2000-05-25 04:36NJ TURNPIKE:In Search Of Bottlenecks
Originally published in issue 49 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in May 2000.
Page:14
Subjects:bottlenecks operations possible widening read more »
OHIO:Third Laning is Beautiful
Posted Thu, 2000-02-10 11:00OHIO:Third Laning is Beautiful
Originally published in issue 46 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Feb 2000.
Page:10
Subjects:3rd laning third lane widening truck rtaffic elasticity of demand
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:OTC OHio Turnpike Authority
Locations:OH Ohio
Dulles Gway Widening
Posted Mon, 1999-11-29 11:56Dulles Gway Widening
Originally published in issue 44 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 1999.
Page:11
Subjects:widening Dulles Greenway
Facilities:Dulles Greenway Gway
Agencies:TRIP II
Locations:northern Virginia Loudoun Co
HALIFAX NS:A bigger and and electronic Mac
Posted Tue, 1998-08-25 14:12HALIFAX NS:A bigger and and electronic Mac
Originally published in issue 30 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Aug 1998.
Page:15
Subjects:electronic toll bridge widening 2 lanes to 3
Facilities:MacDonald Bridge
Agencies:Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission
Locations:Halifax Nova Scotia
Sources:Snider
PRICE ELASTICITY: Ohio Turnpike ups tolls and wins
Posted Sat, 1997-12-13 04:36PRICE ELASTICITY: Ohio Turnpike ups tolls and wins
Originally published in issue 22 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Dec 1997.
Page:9
Subjects:toll rates widening
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:Ohio Turnpike
Locations:OH
MAINE: Greens routed in ballot - pike to widen
Posted Tue, 1997-12-02 08:12MAINE: Greens routed in ballot - pike to widen
Originally published in issue 22 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Dec 1997.
Page:1
Subjects:anti-highway greens widening
Facilities:Maine Turnpike
Agencies:Maine Turnpike
Locations:Portland ME Maine
Sources:Maria Fuentes
Canada
Posted Sat, 1997-01-18 12:08Canada’s maritimes
Originally published in issue 11 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 1997.
Page:8
Subjects:widening
Facilities:Confederation Br MacKay MacDonald
Agencies:Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission
Locations:Canada Halifax Nova Scotia New Brunswick Price Edward Island
Sources:Snider
Ohio pike pays 5.85% for $370m
Posted Mon, 1996-06-24 03:00Ohio pike pays 5.85% for $370m
Originally published in issue 4 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jun 1996.
Page:8
Subjects:finance widening
Facilities:Ohio turnpike
Agencies:OTA Ohio Turnpike Authority
Locations:OH
Sources:Lorton
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Ohio ‘Pike’s $900m rebuild begins
Posted Wed, 1996-04-24 19:00Ohio ‘Pike’s $900m rebuild begins
Originally published in issue 2 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Apr 1996.
Page:8
Subjects:rebuild widening to 2x3-lanes
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:Ohio Turnpike Authority OTA
Locations:OH
