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  • I-95 / I-295 renumbering in NJ

    From bakersma@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 22 16:19:50 2017
    http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/interstate_95_near_trenton_is_getting_a_new_number.html

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  • From John Levine@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 23 02:54:49 2017
    http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/interstate_95_near_trenton_is_getting_a_new_number.html

    The key fact is that Pennsylvania is finally building an interchange
    between I-95 and the PA Turnpike, so I-95 will now run down the NJ
    Turnpike to exit 6, cross the river on the PA Turnpike, and then
    connect to the existing I-95 via the new interchange. The part of
    I-95 north of the PA Turnpike in PA and NJ will be renumbered I-295.

    When PA built interstates, as far as I can tell, in none of the places
    where the new Interstates crossed the Turnpike did they build direct connections, other than perhaps at Clark's Summit where the Turnpike
    extension peters out next to an exit on I-81. What was the alleged
    thinking there? I've seen assertions that they couldn't do it because
    the law at the time didn't let them spend Interstate money on toll
    roads, but that rule was gone by 1957 and they didn't start building
    I-95 until after 1960.

    R's,
    John



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  • From rdc@21:1/5 to John Levine on Tue Dec 26 08:47:01 2017
    On 2017-12-23 02:54:49 +0000, John Levine said:


    http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/interstate_95_near_trenton_is_getting_a_new_number.html


    The key fact is that Pennsylvania is finally building an interchange
    between I-95 and the PA Turnpike, so I-95 will now run down the NJ
    Turnpike to exit 6, cross the river on the PA Turnpike, and then
    connect to the existing I-95 via the new interchange. The part of
    I-95 north of the PA Turnpike in PA and NJ will be renumbered I-295.

    When PA built interstates, as far as I can tell, in none of the places
    where the new Interstates crossed the Turnpike did they build direct connections, other than perhaps at Clark's Summit where the Turnpike extension peters out next to an exit on I-81. What was the alleged
    thinking there? I've seen assertions that they couldn't do it because
    the law at the time didn't let them spend Interstate money on toll
    roads, but that rule was gone by 1957 and they didn't start building
    I-95 until after 1960.

    I have no information about this, but I had always assumed that it was
    a function of a de facto payoff to locals for the Interstates bypassing
    their town;s businesses. So, using Breezewood as an example, you have
    that half-mile or so between I-70 and the Turnpike to fleece the out-of-towners, which isn't as good as the fleecing opportunities along
    U.S. 30 but better than no chance to fleece. So, I had assumed that it
    was like that all over the Commonwealth.

    That said, doesn't the interstates going into Pittsburgh, I think
    I-376, join directly to the Turnpike?
    -
    rdc

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