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Relax. BC1960 was simply asking a legit question since the conversation had drifted towards the proposed river crossing and Slay The Great's post that you quoted made no mention of I-140.
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Originally Posted by BC1960
You responded to a post that was talking about the Cape Fear Crossing, not the newly opened section of I-140.
"shifted off topic"
People are NOT supposed to "shrift off topic.
They are supposed to STAY on topoic.
It is called "thread hijacking." and is OT allowed by the TOS of this forum.
We took the I-140 extension yesterday from Wilmington on a trip to Little River SC. Southbound (westbound?) the trip was very smooth. However, northbound/ eastbound, the beginning is not properly marked. There is very little warning that it is a right exit. In addition the numbers do not indicate an interstate. The interstate nmber should be enclosed by a blue diamond, but the sign was just black on white. We almost missed the turn onto I-140.
We have concluded that it would not help most commuters into Wilmington as there are only 3 other entrances. It is designed to be a bypass only.
In addition the numbers do not indicate an interstate. The interstate nmber should be enclosed by a blue diamond, but the sign was just black on white. We almost missed the turn onto I-140.
The black & white NC-140 signs was temporary until the whole bypass was finished. NCDOT should be replacing those with interstate shields anytime now.
The black & white NC-140 signs was temporary until the whole bypass was finished. NCDOT should be replacing those with interstate shields anytime now.
Its odd. I rode through there today and there are new signs that have been installed with the blue interstate shield saying I-140, but the old "black diamond" signs that say 140 are still up to. I guess DOT is going to change the old signs or cover over the diamond with the blue shield? I may email them and ask about it.
Its odd. I rode through there today and there are new signs that have been installed with the blue interstate shield saying I-140, but the old "black diamond" signs that say 140 are still up to. I guess DOT is going to change the old signs or cover over the diamond with the blue shield? I may email them and ask about it.
That doesn’t surprise me a bit. NCDOT is notoriously slow when correcting signs. For example, when the Goldsboro Bypass was being built in three sections, it was temporarily signed as NC-44 when the first two sections opened in 2011 & 2015, but once the final eastern section between Wayne Memorial Drive and US-70 near La Grange opened in May 2016, only that section was fully signed as US-70 Bypass. It took NCDOT a while before all of the NC-44 signs were replaced with US-70 Bypass. There was also a big screwup on the overhead signs at the eastern end of the bypass that NCDOT waited months to correct, which put a hurting on some of the businesses before the signs were corrected after the Wayne County Board of Commissioners brought it to their attention. They’re also taking their sweet time getting I-495 fully replaced by I-87 in Raleigh and Knightdale.
Back to I-140, those black diamond signs will likely come down rather than get covered by the blue shields. I can’t think of any case that a roadside black diamond was covered by an interstate shield.
That doesn’t surprise me a bit. NCDOT is notoriously slow when correcting signs. For example, when the Goldsboro Bypass was being built in three sections, it was temporarily signed as NC-44 when the first two sections opened in 2011 & 2015, but once the final eastern section between Wayne Memorial Drive and US-70 near La Grange opened in May 2016, only that section was fully signed as US-70 Bypass. It took NCDOT a while before all of the NC-44 signs were replaced with US-70 Bypass. There was also a big screwup on the overhead signs at the eastern end of the bypass that NCDOT waited months to correct, which put a hurting on some of the businesses before the signs were corrected after the Wayne County Board of Commissioners brought it to their attention. They’re also taking their sweet time getting I-495 fully replaced by I-87 in Raleigh.
Back to I-140, those black diamond signs will likely come down rather than get covered by the blue shields. I can’t think of any case that a roadside black diamond was covered by an interstate shield.
Yeah, they are on much larger overhead signs with other road information so I was thinking they might cover up the old 140 signs in order to save money. Or maybe they are replacing the entire, large signs and its taking a while to fabricate them? I guess we'll find out!
Yeah, they are on much larger overhead signs with other road information so I was thinking they might cover up the old 140 signs in order to save money. Or maybe they are replacing the entire, large signs and its taking a while to fabricate them? I guess we'll find out!
Overhead signs? Oh yeah, they’ll most likely cover the old 140 signs in that case. Pardon my brain fart, I don’t know why I was thinking of the roadside ones.
Overhead signs? Oh yeah, they’ll most likely cover the old 140 signs in that case. Pardon my brain fart, I don’t know why I was thinking of the roadside ones.
No problem, I should have been clearer.
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NCDOT is notoriously slow when correcting signs. For example, when the Goldsboro Bypass was being built in three sections, it was temporarily signed as NC-44 when the first two sections opened in 2011 & 2015, but once the final eastern section between Wayne Memorial Drive and US-70 near La Grange opened in May 2016, only that section was fully signed as US-70 Bypass. It took NCDOT a while before all of the NC-44 signs were replaced with US-70 Bypass. There was also a big screwup on the overhead signs at the eastern end of the bypass that NCDOT waited months to correct, which put a hurting on some of the businesses before the signs were corrected after the Wayne County Board of Commissioners brought it to their attention. They’re also taking their sweet time getting I-495 fully replaced by I-87 in Raleigh.
