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2011 Changes


November/December 2011:

Has a year gone by so quickly? It seems like just yesterday I was starting the changes file for 2011, and now it is almost 2012. Well, let's finish the year off with a flourish!

To begin with, I'm pleased to announce that I have moved the primary location for my online blog/journal to the California Highways site. You can find it at http://blog.cahighways.org/. It covers a wide-variety of topics, from highway stuff, to observations on the news, to theatre and other media reviews, to just general observations on life. It will still be cross-posted to Livejournal and to Facebook, and folks are welcome to comment on entries whereever they see them. As always, you can keep up to date on the latest headlines related to California Highways by friending the California Highways Facebook group. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates.

Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(1), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Paul D. DeRocco(2), Joel Windmiller(3):Route 1(1), Route 2(1), I-5(1), Route 12(1), I-15(1), Route 20(1), Route 24(1), Route 43(1), Route 52(1), Route 60(1), Route 65(1), San Bernardino County Sign Route 66(1,2), Route 71(1), Route 76(1), I-80(1,3), Route 82(1), Route 84(1), Route 91(1), Route 99(1), US 101(1), Route 128(1), Route 137(1), Route 145(1), Route 155(1), Route 156(1), Route 166(1), Route 168(1), Route 190(1), I-215(1), Route 216(1), Route 241(1), Route 245(1), US 395(1), I-580(1), I-680(1), I-710(1), and I-880(1).

Updated some information on the removal of call boxes in the Bay Area, based on this article.

Added a question in the FAQ on how to find accident information.

A response to a question I received resulted in the creation of a new county signed route: San Bernardino County Sign Route 66. Here's a picture. Basically, I'm the only repository left for the county route sign specifications for California Country routes.

Added a link to the 1961 California State Highway map posted by Mark Roberts. Most of these routes were as I expected, but these are really nice scans and really nice maps. I did add an inset map for LRN 222.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. The good news is that no new bills were introduced. No passages. Not much to see here, so I wonder how they were earning their pay the last two months.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the December meeting. The following items were of interest:

September/October 2011:

It's late October. I'm sitting at my desk spending a day recording LPs to MP3 (right now, it is John Wesley Harding (Bob Dylan)), so it seems the perfect time to work on highway page updates. As always, you can keep up to date on the latest headlines related to California Highways by friending the California Highways Facebook group. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates.

Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(1), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Saikrishna Arcot(2), Jake at AAroads(3), Larry Scholnick(4), Adam Struck(5):Route 1(1), Route 4(1), I-5(1), I-8(1), I-15(1,2), Route 24(1), Route 39(1), I-40(1), Route 41(1), Route 54(1), Route 63(3), Route 73(1), Route 75(1), I-80(1,5), Route 84(1), Route 89(1), Route 92(1), US 101(1), Route 184(1), I-210(1), I-405(4), I-880(1), Santa Clara County Sign Route G8(1).

It's now the next day. A large collection of albums have been ripped and burned, including Bob Dylan ("The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan", "Blood on the Tracks", "Bringing It All Back Home"), Dan Fogelberg ("Windows and Walls", "The Innocent Age"), Barbra Streisand ("My Name Is Barbra Two"), Mandy Patinkin, Dick Tracy, On the Town (1992 London Concert), Harry Belefonte ("Calypso"), Jose Feliciano ("Alive Alive O"), and a collection of Cole Porter songs. Right now, we're doing Herb Alpert and the TJB ("Lonely Bull") before going into Hot Tuna, so what better time to turn to legislative actions...

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. The following passages are of particular interest:

We're still in the Hot Tuna, so we turn to the third phase of updates: the CTC.... I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the September and October meetings. The following items were of interest:

July/August 2011:

Slightly over two months have passed since our last update. It's been a busy time, and included budget battles, annual funding allocations, and the usual progression of road maintenance. As always, you can keep up to date on the latest headlines related to California Highways by friending the California Highways Facebook group. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates. So join!

Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(1), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Chris Sampang(2), Richard Tippett(3), Joel Windmiller(4):Route 1(1), Route 4(1,4), I-5(1), Pre-1964 Route 7(1), I-10(1), Route 12(1), Route 16(1), Route 17(2), Route 29(1), Route 32(1), Route 36(1), Route 53(1), Route 59 (Atwater-Merced Expressway)(1), Route 60(1), Route 71(1), Route 78(1), I-80(1), Route 82(1), Route 84(4), Route 88(1), Route 91(1), Route 92(1), Route 99(1), US 101(1), I-110(1), Route 125(1), Route 128(1), Route 154(1), Route 160(4), Route 165(1), I-210(1), Route 246(1), Route 253(1), Route 299(1,3), I-405(1), I-680(2), I-710(1), and I-880(1).

Updated information on El Camino Real based on my research and input from James T McBride.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. The following passages are of particular interest:

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the August meeting. The following items were of interest:

May/June 2011:

We're six months into the year; this means it is time for our third update for 2011. As a reminder, if you haven't friended the California Highways Facebook group, you should. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates. So join!

The following are updates from my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(1), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from [AAroads]bigmikelakers(2), [AAroads]SimMoonXP(3), Patrick Carroll(4), James D Lobue(5), Greg Loraditch(6), Andrew Poth(7), Joel Windmiller(8)]:Route 2(1,3), I-5(1,2), I-10(1), Route 12/LRN 51(6), Route 22(3), Route 24(4), Route 26(3), Route 29(1), Route 47(2), Route 49(1), Route 62(3), Route 64(2), Route 65(8), I-80(1), US 101(1), Route 122(3), Route 126(3), Route 134(1), Route 241(1), Route 247(3), I-280(1,7), Route 330(5), I-405(1), and I-710(1).

Added a book to the recommended reading list: The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways by Earl Swift. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; ISBN: 0618812415; (June 2011)

Checked the Calnexus page to see if there had been any updates. There weren't any.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. No bills have passed yet.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the May and June meetings. The following items were of interest:

March/April 2011:

Our second update for the new year., late as usual :-). As a reminder, if you haven't friended the California Highways Facebook group, you should. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates. So join!

The following are updates from my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(1), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Eric Armourer(2), Robert Bregoff(3), Patrick Carroll(4), Paul D. DeRocco(5), Dick Keiser(6), Ken Rickard(7), Joel Windmiller(8)]:Route 24(4), Route 39(5), Route 52(2), Route 60(1), Route 84(1), Route 110(1), Route 118(1), Route 128(3), Route 138—High Desert Corridor(1), Route 173(1), Route 175(1), Route 330(1), US 50(1,8), US 101(1,8), I-10(1), I-80(1), I-280(1), I-405(1), I-710(1), Sisikyou County Sign Route A29(7,6).

Checked the Calnexus page to see if there had been any updates. There weren't any.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. This is early in the legislative session, and we're still in the bill introduction phase.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the March meeting (the CTC appears to be meeting every other month). The following items were of interest:

Reviewed the CTC Project Allocation List – March 24, 2011 and noted the following:

January/February 2011:

Ah, the first update of a new year, late as usual :-). This year looks to be so busy, I don't expect them to come too much faster. That shouldn't be a problem, as the pace of road construction is slowing with the state's financial problem. That said, on to the updates. As a reminder, if you haven't friended the California Highways Facebook group, you should. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates. So join!

The following are updates from my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(1), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Robert Bregoff(2), Chris Cargill(3) and Chris Sampang(4)]:Route 1(1), Route 2(1), I-10(1), Route 37(2), Route 59(3), Route 84(1), US 101(1), Route 275(4), and I-405(1).

Checked the Calnexus page to see if there had been any updates. There weren't any.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. This is a new legislative session, and only a few bills have been introduced yet, and no bills have even progressed out of committee.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the January meeting. The following items were of interest:


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