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Hwy 290 expansion in 2011 and a new Hempstead Tollway

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  1. Yonkers

    Yonkers Member

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    I guess this is old news but I had never heard of it until today. And I couldn't find any threads on it at all.
    Apparently they're looking to revamp Hwy 290 starting in 2011 and it will start at 610 and go all the way to 2920. Phase I will be to just 34th street and won't be done until 2014. It's long overdue and looks like it'll be years out before we'll see it done.

    http://www.my290.com/

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    Here is a link to the bigger map.
    http://www.my290.com/NR/rdonlyres/D2A2A04A-241C-44BD-BF9E-A5B307986523/0/map.html
     
    #1 Yonkers, Jun 10, 2009
  2. Kam

    Kam Member

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    It's about 15 years too late...

    Should have been done in the late 90s.


    Our tax bill could jump 30 percent. Atleast we have a cool football stadium..
     
    #2 Kam, Jun 10, 2009
  3. Dr of Dunk

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    If you want to read about freeways, buildings, construction, etc. or any other stuff like this, check out the Houston Architecture Forum.
     
    #3 Dr of Dunk, Jun 10, 2009
  4. Yonkers

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    I do. Though I read about this on City Data.
     
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  5. Kam

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    sometimes, when I goog up stats about population breakdowns, I get links to city-data.

    I am a member of HAIF, though I have not posted in 500 years. Some of those people are annoying. Who else posts over there.
     
    #5 Kam, Jun 10, 2009
  6. Yonkers

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    I don't really post over there. I don't find them too annoying. Mostly extremely knowledgeable. However, they are very inner loop centric and kinda snobby at anything suburbia.
     
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  7. Dr of Dunk

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    That's true of a lot of those type forums. The DFW Urban Forums are the exact same way, but they're great ways to get good knowledge about the ongoing construction in and history of cities if you can weed through the snobbery.
     
    #7 Dr of Dunk, Jun 10, 2009
  8. Ziggy

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    Instead they could just line the existing roads with gasoline and burn that entire stretch.
     
    #8 Ziggy, Jun 10, 2009
  9. eveluvsrox

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    Crap. Even more reason to hurry and graduate. I do Not want to have to deal with the traffic going to and from school.
     
    #9 eveluvsrox, Jun 10, 2009
  10. peleincubus

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    wow what a thing to be snobby about. weird world
     
    #10 peleincubus, Jun 10, 2009
  11. ima_drummer2k

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    Hmmm. Sounds kind of like another forum I know....
     
    #11 ima_drummer2k, Jun 10, 2009
  12. RocketsPimp

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    Sounds like a good entry to the The Jerks of Online Forums Thread
     
    #12 RocketsPimp, Jun 10, 2009
  13. leroy

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    Reminded me of this thread
     
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  14. Lady_Di

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    Ugh, that will suck! I can't imagine how traffic is gonna be that time.
     
    #14 Lady_Di, Jun 10, 2009
  15. Yonkers

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    Maybe if they build the Hempstead Tollway first then some of that traffic will flow over to there.
     
    #15 Yonkers, Jun 10, 2009
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    i hate tollroads, whats wrong with freeways?
     
    #16 K mf G, Jun 10, 2009
  17. Lady_Di

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    Yeah, why didn't they do this before we moved to the area by 290? :( I travel inbounds frequently on the weekends. Oh well, there's other ways to get to downtown area!
     
    #17 Lady_Di, Jun 10, 2009
  18. Yonkers

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    Not really until you get to the Beltway. Good thing I don't work in that direction.
     
    #18 Yonkers, Jun 10, 2009
  19. Lady_Di

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    We live inside of Beltway 8 so it might be a good thing. From my experience, 290 all way to/from 610 always is jam packed during rush hour and with construction, it's gonna be a nightmare for people who work inbound. I'm wondering if they're going to have a plan to alleviate the traffic.
     
    #19 Lady_Di, Jun 10, 2009
  20. Kam

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    This should have been done a long time ago. They knew they were going to build houses past 1960, yet it took forever to get the ball rolling for the Northwest Freeway.

    This is gonna be a b**** in the ass to deal with.
     
    #20 Kam, Jun 10, 2009
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