Category: highways

  • Truck Parking, Part 2

    Truck Parking, Part 2

    With the new Truck Parking Information Management System system now in place at the rest areas along I-70 in Kansas, the KTA is now following suit at its service areas

  • Truck Parking

    Truck Parking

    Back in January, KDOT introduced a new system to inform drivers of the availability of Truck Parking at the Rest Areas along I-70. Yesterday, I finally got around to checking the new feature out.

  • September 1995, part 1

    September 1995, part 1

    OK, in scanning my negatives, Started in June, went through to August, then switched and started from the top in January.  I guess that means I resume in September, right?

  • Back to when it all began…

    Back to when it all began…

    I’ve been doing this picture-taking thing for 20 years now. To close out this 20th year, I pulled out my old negative folder and scanned several negatives from that first year.

  • US 59 freeway road video

    A little overdue, but I finally put the finishing touches on this road video of US 59 from Ottawa to Lawrence.

  • New I-35/Homestead Lane Diverging Diamond

    New I-35/Homestead Lane Diverging Diamond

    Kansas now has a Diverging Diamond Interchange. The I-35 exit at Homestead Lane is now open. Unlike many recent DDIs, this is a new interchange to serve the new BNSF intermodal facility between Edgerton and Gardner.

  • Website updates: 27 November 2012

    Website updates: 27 November 2012

    To finish off November, I present the following photos:

  • Website updates: 11/12/12

    Website updates: 11/12/12

    I’ve added some photos from a little train-watching trip near Quenemo.

  • Work in Progress

    I’ve been working on a couple of things website-related lately. First off, I’ve realized I’ve long neglected the License Plate section of Kansas Highways. I’ve updated the pages to reflect the current website layout. The layout itself has been tweaked a little. For low-resolution screens (read, smartphones) the sidebar normally on the right-hand side of…

  • US 59 Ribbon Cutting

    US 59 Ribbon Cutting

    Technically, this is old news, but I’ll go ahead and post it anyway. Back on September 18, Public officials had a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new US 59 freeway at Baldwin Junction. Here are my photos: