Re: Merging Skills (NY I-390 / I-590)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (SG) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Morford) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > 
> > That's (north shore) the way I remember it. I actually dug out 1950's
> > BMTS (Binghamton Metropoliton Transportation Study) book at the county
> > library many years ago that had the route plotted, but I cannot recall
> > the exact route. I thought it was the north shore, but I thought also
> > that they might try to include that section of 434 to save money.
> > 
> 
> Dave, was this in the local history section?  I'd love to stop down
> onw day and take a look at it, if they've still got it.
> 
> > There was never any plan, that I know of, for a limited access highway
> > at airport road. However, it's a very busy road, and I believe traffic
> > counts and grade would support a 4 lane all the way to the airport.
> > The southern end of the 4 lane was to continue nearly due south and
> > connect to 17C near the railroad overpass, just west of the city line.
> > 
> > There was, and still is, believe it or not, a proposed bypass of the
> > entire stretch of the congested part of NY17. While I don't believe it
> > will ever be built, a rough route would arc future Ix86 from near the
> > Tioga county line, northeastward to near the airport, then east to an
> > intersection with I81, somewhere near or north of the current exit 7.
> > I believe an east extention To at least I88 was also proposed, but I
> > let you use your imagination on that one.
> > 
> > I actually heard about this old bypass proposal again on the local
> > news recently, when the reconstruction of NY17 was taking place.  I
> > believe it'll never be built do to cost and terrain, not to mention
> > some justified NIMBY'ism. I don't think the traffic count would ever
> > support it, either, but who knows.
> 
> That's interesting.  When I emailed the Region 9 office about a year
> or so ago, they said that there were no plans for a bypass, or a spur
> route, for that matter.  Maybe the local news was picking up old
> information?

That doesn't surprise me, I really don't think it's feasible, and I
don't think it's in the current transportation study. I think it's
just some politicians tossing the idea around again.

> 
> And where's Dylan?  His dreams have materialized :-P.