Sorry new mexico i hope never to drive through your state (Albuquerque: dangerous, airport)

[mortimer]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

Anything else the world needs to know?
(like why the OP's comment got three pages of posts)

Yes.

ABQConvict's settings are all hosed up.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/profi...do=editoptions

Halfway down the page:

Number of Posts to Show Per Page
Use this option to set the number of posts to show in
a thread before splitting the display into multiple pages.

-o- Use Forum Default
-o- Show 5 Posts Per Page
-o- Show 10 Posts Per Page
-o- Show 20 Posts Per Page
-o- Show 30 Posts Per Page
-o- Show 40 Posts Per Page [Number of Posts to Show Per Page:]

The last bit in the [...] is a drop-down box.

Fix your thing - would you? This is getting annoying.
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Three pages of posts? Doesn't it get old to keep
clicking on the next page for additional posts when you
can just scroll down a massive 40-posts-per-page? <Snort!>

[BergenCountyJohnny]

Hey New Mexico, I still love you and would look forward to every chance to drive through your state, especially through Abuquerque. I will even stop off at Little Anita's for some Huevos Rancheros w/ Red Chile and then head over to Blake's for a couple of green chile burgers for the road. Heck, I'll make a day of it and ride up the Sandia Tram. And on the way out, I'll make sure to stop off at the Rt 66 Casino.

I can't imagine anyone would hate New Mexico for anything.

[casden]

OMG!!!

Wait until the OP gets to Illinois (driving on their way to Indiana) - s/he will be pulling every hair right off their head in frustration - if they're driving through the Chicagoland area.

[tjv189]

Mike,

I live in PA and I seem to think I 80 is the most boring road in PA. Haha, I guess it just depends what you are used to. Since I'm from PA I probably find that kind of terrain mundane and boring since I'm used to it, and if you live in the southwest (which I assume you do?) then you are probably used to that terrain and find it less scenic than someone like me because you see it all the time.

I am a huge fan of the great plains too actually. I 40 has a nice stretch through the great plains from Oklahoma City all the way through the Texas panhandle and to the border of NM. Although most would find that stretch extremely boring, I find it very nice to see the terrain change from green plains in OK to slightly drier plains in TX, to high plains/desert in NM. Also, I like the feeling of being "in the great wide open".

It comes down to opinion I guess. I would prefer I 40 over I 80 any day of the week, but some might feel otherwise. Either way I still think there is more to see on I 40 thru NM than there is on most roads as you near the east coast. The east coast looks the same the whole way down it until you get to Florida, in my opinion!

[desert sun]

I remember driving through the east mountains in 1998 or 1999 and there was road construction, and every year from there on every time I drive through there its road construction, I dont even know what that road looks like in that area without road crews on it.

[Danbo1957]

I40 in New Mexico is terrible. New Big I, 8 new bridges in ABQ, ten years of buiding those; and the ridiculous expansion through East Mountain, took seven years - and all that constuction from the Texas border for 40 miles west...

[veggggies]

Originally Posted by yukon

Okay......


If road construction is a big reason to avoid a state, then be sure you avoid Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. And those are just the states I can think of off hand with lots of road construction.

Ah heck, just avoid the interstates all together. They're almost all under construction somewhere.

Don't forget about Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska among others. What an idiot!

[bradly]

Originally Posted by Danbo1957

I40 in New Mexico is terrible. New Big I, 8 new bridges in ABQ, ten years of buiding those; and the ridiculous expansion through East Mountain, took seven years - and all that constuction from the Texas border for 40 miles west...

Ten years.. what are you talking about. It only took 3 years. For the whole project. 2 for the bridges. I work for the city so I know thats a lie.

[Danbo1957]

Construction started in 1999 on I40 from Coors to Tijeras, and will continue through 2011...

http://www.koat.com/news/19500842/detail.html

http://nmgrip.com/projects.asp?project=15050

[catman]

Originally Posted by DOUBLE H

Interstate 40 is a MAJOR truck route. And those trucks who weigh 80,000 thousand pounds and up are hell on highways.

Wow, those really ARE heavy trucks. 80,000 thousand pounds equals 80,000,000 or 80 million pounds. No wonder I-40 is torn up!

Sorry, DOUBLE H. Just giving you a hard time.

To the subject at hand: North Central Texas is ALWAYS under construction somewhere. With a population of 6.3 million (yikes!), you should see what a traffic jam REALLY is. Even without construction, there is a daily 20-mile jam on Hwy 121/183 twice a day, eastward in the AM and westward in the PM.