This place is growing faster than many thought it would. Delaying expansion - even toll or HOV lanes - will obviously cost even more in the future. Price won't be going down. Get ready for an east loop.
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atm86 said:
This place is growing faster than many thought it would. Delaying expansion - even toll or HOV lanes - will obviously cost even more in the future. Price won't be going down. Get ready for an east loop.
214 has been in the planning stages for several years.
Aggie_Fire said:atm86 said:
Adding just one lane in each direction will not do much to relieve the overcrowding. Two lanes would have been much more intelligent. Then the east loop would not have been an issue.
So....have you looked at the plans or just heard what was being said and reported?
There are much more than just 3 lanes in each direction for most of the area being upgraded. Every on-ramp and exit-ramp has a full lane that is being used to merge...so that makes 4 lanes right there. At some points on the plans there are 12 lanes across with all of the extra lanes on the frontage roads and the middle lanes (between frontage road and main lanes)
There are 3 through lanes for the entire length. And a whole lot of auxiliary lanes, so to say there are only 3 lanes in each direction is misleading
Edit: I responded before I saw all of the other well though-out responses.
Thank you for the numbers that only mean something for the current situation.
I'm no expert, but it seems like it would make sense to go ahead and expand 6 to 4 lanes in both directions, as long as they are expanding. It looks like it will need to be 4 lanes within the next 10 years, anyway.
Not excited about the diamond intersection at 6 and University. The one at 2818 and University can be a real pain if you get behind or next to people who don't know what they are doing or which lane they need to be in.
Not excited about the diamond intersection at 6 and University. The one at 2818 and University can be a real pain if you get behind or next to people who don't know what they are doing or which lane they need to be in.
A Net Full of Jello said:
I'm no expert, but it seems like it would make sense to go ahead and expand 6 to 4 lanes in both directions, as long as they are expanding. It looks like it will need to be 4 lanes within the next 10 years, anyway.
Not excited about the diamond intersection at 6 and University. The one at 2818 and University can be a real pain if you get behind or next to people who don't know what they are doing or which lane they need to be in.
I really don't get why these give people so much trouble. It's not rocket science to drive one.
Rex Racer said:A Net Full of Jello said:
I'm no expert, but it seems like it would make sense to go ahead and expand 6 to 4 lanes in both directions, as long as they are expanding. It looks like it will need to be 4 lanes within the next 10 years, anyway.
Not excited about the diamond intersection at 6 and University. The one at 2818 and University can be a real pain if you get behind or next to people who don't know what they are doing or which lane they need to be in.
I really don't get why these give people so much trouble. It's not rocket science to drive one.
Why do traffic circles give people such fits? Fact is, many people just don't know what they are doing behind the wheel and have no problem inconveniencing others when they discover they are in the wrong lane.
Rex Racer said:A Net Full of Jello said:
I'm no expert, but it seems like it would make sense to go ahead and expand 6 to 4 lanes in both directions, as long as they are expanding. It looks like it will need to be 4 lanes within the next 10 years, anyway.
Not excited about the diamond intersection at 6 and University. The one at 2818 and University can be a real pain if you get behind or next to people who don't know what they are doing or which lane they need to be in.
I really don't get why these give people so much trouble. It's not rocket science to drive one.
Seriously. Why would you be against something that allows you to avoid stopping at a stop sign or red light MOST of the time? I mean, if you're in an eighteen wheeler or a bus on WJB I get it, those things are dumb, but small roundabouts on more lightly travelled streets are awesome.
Things look to be moving right along! Concrete barriers are in place along much of the feeder road. I suspect this means main traffic will be moved to the feeder roads soon.
I went through the Longmire & Eagle roundabout yesterday. Cars approached from each direction at the same time. All of us just kept moving. It was glorious.
Lots of dirt work going on at the southern 6/Business 6 split. Work looks to be starting there!
I just got off 6 for the third time today and still haven't noticed a 60 sign. I did see CSPD in the median just south of Harvey, however. I think they could use some additional signs.
MyNameIsJeff said:
I just got off 6 for the third time today and still haven't noticed a 60 sign. I did see CSPD in the median just south of Harvey, however. I think they could use some additional signs.
Yesterday, driving from the on-ramp north of Nantucket to the University Dr exit, I counted four 60 mph signs.
Going south from University Dr to Barron Rd exit, I saw two 60 mph signs.
Definitely need more because no one was going 60 mph.
Was driving the north bound frontage road from fitch toward Barron they had put up the 40MPH signs in front of the permanent signs but they were smaller. I counted three 55MPH in that stretch and they only had two 45 MPH signs up on the first and third one. That's an agreement waiting to happen if someone is pulled over.
boredatwork08 said:
I went through the Longmire & Eagle roundabout yesterday. Cars approached from each direction at the same time. All of us just kept moving. It was glorious.
What is the diameter of that roundabout? It should be about 90-180 feet for safety reasons.
This project does not include roundabouts.
Lol it's the smallest roundabout you've ever seen. Maybe 30 ft
More utility work near Fitch starting on Saturday.
Ag97 said:
So what you're saying is improvements are planned for 20 years of need but expect additional multi year projects to occur in the interim that will disrupt traffic flow for a year or two? Just like we had a year or two of traffic impediments when they redid the overpasses 10 years or so ago. Again, we are back to impeding traffic along Hwy 6 every 10 years or so.
I'm fiscally conservative in most cases but infrastructure isn't one of them. Over plan and develop roads, bridges, police and fire and be conservative on everything else. I don't see growth slowing for this area unless A&M decides to shrink. If A&M is planning on reaching 100K students and RELIS and other industries continue to migrate here, let's get ahead of the incoming population curve. In 15 years when 6 lane Hwy 6 is becoming congested like its become the last 4 or 5 we'll be thankful. It's a mute point at this time for this project but my hope is my way of thinking accepted for future projects.
Bryan/College Station is much like Austin in the 80's. We're approaching a half million in population if you take into account Brazos and the immediate surrounding counties. Once population hits a half million it tends to explode exponentially not the other direction. If the interstate does get developed through our area in the next 20 to 30 years, Katie bar the door, this place will grow even faster.
Ah, but building the interstate and the loop will tend to divert some of the traffic that would have been on 6. And as much as people don't want to acknowledge it, east loop would have also diverted traffic from 6.