SkyKing, there was a lot of construction along I-71, but I think that was resurfacing and bridge work and the like. I'm on I-71 a few times every summer from Youngstown through Cincinnati, at the least, and every time I've been on it - weekdays, weekends, any time - there are 'way more trucks than there are on, say, I-70 or I-80. A third lane the whole distance, like the Turnpike will be (most of it is already), would alleviate much of the congestion that occurs naturally when trucks are passing trucks and the like.
BTW, if you're curious as to what ODOT is up to and where traffic is restricted, check this website:
1 Tugboat (691 comments)posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Dear Transportation Review Advisory Council: Could we have, like, a million dollars of this money to pave 224 just West of Tippecanoe in Canfield and actually put in sidewalks that would connect to all the pedestrian curb cuts ODOT recently put in on 224 in Boardman? They are presently "curb cuts to nowhere." Comment not rated, rate this comment: + - !
2 NoBS (356 comments)posted 6 minutes ago
Good one, Tug! The curb cuts are mandated by the ADA, but actually having sidewalks is not. This is what happens when nobody in charge has any common sense.
The intersection where northbound 711 traffic enters I-80 eastbound while at the exact same spot eastbound I-80 traffic can exit on the right side to get to Belmont Ave. - who thought THAT particular gem up? And they're going to add a third lane through there because they anticipate traffic, especially truck traffic, will increase? That whole nightmare needs to be redesigned. So does Rte 11 northbound intersecting with I-80 westbound. Traffic that wants to get off on Rte 46 must enter on the left and immediately exit on the right.
If ODOT wants to add a third lane to something, to alleviate heavy truck traffic congestion, they ought to start with I-71 near Cleveland and put a third lane all the way to Cincinnati.
ront - where is the outrage because each and every one of us will have our electric bills go up substantially so V & M can have a reduced commercial rate?
Good one, Tug! The curb cuts are mandated by the ADA, but actually having sidewalks is not. This is what happens when nobody in charge has any common sense.
The intersection where northbound 711 traffic enters I-80 eastbound while at the exact same spot eastbound I-80 traffic can exit on the right side to get to Belmont Ave. - who thought THAT particular gem up? And they're going to add a third lane through there because they anticipate traffic, especially truck traffic, will increase? That whole nightmare needs to be redesigned. So does Rte 11 northbound intersecting with I-80 westbound. Traffic that wants to get off on Rte 46 must enter on the left and immediately exit on the right.
If ODOT wants to add a third lane to something, to alleviate heavy truck traffic congestion, they ought to start with I-71 near Cleveland and put a third lane all the way to Cincinnati.
SAP-pollo showed his lack of brains by blathering: "That accident happened Thursday night, not tonight!!!"
No, sorry. The accident we're talking about was in fact Friday afternoon. The fact that you don't know what you're talking about has never shut you up before - no reason to expect it now.
Oh, and please tell me which "ambulance services" duplicate the Jaws of Life the fire trucks carry.
Do you always think this clearly?
First of all, even your favorite scandal-sheet, published by Leicht's buddy, admits that Leicht has now "discovered" some of the money he tucked away out of the general fund before the state came in and auditted ONLY THE GENERAL FUND. Boardman's going to finish the year anywhere between 700K and 1 Million in the black (still can't get solid numbers out of Leicht). I hope this does not disappoint you too much. "State takeover"?? Hah!
I'd sure like to know the whole story. WHY did the bikers fire on the car? Were they shooting at something/someone else, and the car got in the way, or did the driver of the car try to run the bikers over or something? And how about a description of the bike(s)? When you use the term "biker" one thinks of the HA types, on Harleys. I'd be willing to bet these "bikers" were not those at all, but rather the urban riders on 'crotch rockets.'
Isn't that the same Taco Bell that those two idiots tried to rob the other day? And the one that hundreds of teens congregate around in the middle of the night, harassing patrons?
Posted on November 15 at 8:02 p.m.
SkyKing, there was a lot of construction along I-71, but I think that was resurfacing and bridge work and the like. I'm on I-71 a few times every summer from Youngstown through Cincinnati, at the least, and every time I've been on it - weekdays, weekends, any time - there are 'way more trucks than there are on, say, I-70 or I-80. A third lane the whole distance, like the Turnpike will be (most of it is already), would alleviate much of the congestion that occurs naturally when trucks are passing trucks and the like.
BTW, if you're curious as to what ODOT is up to and where traffic is restricted, check this website:
http://www.buckeyetraffic.org/
Posted on November 15 at 8:52 a.m.
It seemed a shame to have comments split between two stories, so I copied and pasted.
Posted on November 15 at 8:51 a.m.
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1 Tugboat (691 comments)posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Dear Transportation Review Advisory Council: Could we have, like, a million dollars of this money to pave 224 just West of Tippecanoe in Canfield and actually put in sidewalks that would connect to all the pedestrian curb cuts ODOT recently put in on 224 in Boardman? They are presently "curb cuts to nowhere."
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2 NoBS (356 comments)posted 6 minutes ago
Good one, Tug! The curb cuts are mandated by the ADA, but actually having sidewalks is not. This is what happens when nobody in charge has any common sense.
The intersection where northbound 711 traffic enters I-80 eastbound while at the exact same spot eastbound I-80 traffic can exit on the right side to get to Belmont Ave. - who thought THAT particular gem up? And they're going to add a third lane through there because they anticipate traffic, especially truck traffic, will increase? That whole nightmare needs to be redesigned. So does Rte 11 northbound intersecting with I-80 westbound. Traffic that wants to get off on Rte 46 must enter on the left and immediately exit on the right.
If ODOT wants to add a third lane to something, to alleviate heavy truck traffic congestion, they ought to start with I-71 near Cleveland and put a third lane all the way to Cincinnati.
Posted on November 15 at 8:49 a.m.
ront - where is the outrage because each and every one of us will have our electric bills go up substantially so V & M can have a reduced commercial rate?
Posted on November 15 at 8:45 a.m.
Good one, Tug! The curb cuts are mandated by the ADA, but actually having sidewalks is not. This is what happens when nobody in charge has any common sense.
The intersection where northbound 711 traffic enters I-80 eastbound while at the exact same spot eastbound I-80 traffic can exit on the right side to get to Belmont Ave. - who thought THAT particular gem up? And they're going to add a third lane through there because they anticipate traffic, especially truck traffic, will increase? That whole nightmare needs to be redesigned. So does Rte 11 northbound intersecting with I-80 westbound. Traffic that wants to get off on Rte 46 must enter on the left and immediately exit on the right.
If ODOT wants to add a third lane to something, to alleviate heavy truck traffic congestion, they ought to start with I-71 near Cleveland and put a third lane all the way to Cincinnati.
Posted on November 14 at 9:55 p.m.
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Posted on November 14 at 2:09 p.m.
SAP-pollo showed his lack of brains by blathering:
"That accident happened Thursday night, not tonight!!!"
No, sorry. The accident we're talking about was in fact Friday afternoon. The fact that you don't know what you're talking about has never shut you up before - no reason to expect it now.
Oh, and please tell me which "ambulance services" duplicate the Jaws of Life the fire trucks carry.
Do you always think this clearly?
First of all, even your favorite scandal-sheet, published by Leicht's buddy, admits that Leicht has now "discovered" some of the money he tucked away out of the general fund before the state came in and auditted ONLY THE GENERAL FUND. Boardman's going to finish the year anywhere between 700K and 1 Million in the black (still can't get solid numbers out of Leicht). I hope this does not disappoint you too much. "State takeover"?? Hah!
Go back to your conspiracy theories.
Posted on November 14 at 7:16 a.m.
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Posted on November 14 at 7:07 a.m.
I'd sure like to know the whole story. WHY did the bikers fire on the car? Were they shooting at something/someone else, and the car got in the way, or did the driver of the car try to run the bikers over or something? And how about a description of the bike(s)? When you use the term "biker" one thinks of the HA types, on Harleys. I'd be willing to bet these "bikers" were not those at all, but rather the urban riders on 'crotch rockets.'
Posted on November 12 at 10:22 p.m.
Isn't that the same Taco Bell that those two idiots tried to rob the other day? And the one that hundreds of teens congregate around in the middle of the night, harassing patrons?