[SEDXC] Construction Update for Dayton 2011 ...

[Weymouth Walker]

*From:* hamvention at yahoogroups.com [mailto:hamvention at yahoogroups.com] 
*On Behalf Of *Robert Lunsford
*Sent:* Monday, May 09, 2011 2:39 AM
*To:* hamvention at yahoogroups.com
*Subject:* [Hamvention] Construction Update for Dayton 2011

OK, here is the rundown on the bumper crop of orange barrels in Dayton 
this year.

I-75 @ US 35
I-75 Southbound to US 35 the ramps are GONE! This is yet another phase 
of the I-75 modernization project that has been ongoing for a few years 
now. To access US 35 in either direction from I-75 South you will go to 
the next exit (Exit 51 Edwin C. Moses Blvd) and stay in the far left 
lane once you start down the exit. This lane will take you to a 
continuous U_Turn style ramp provided by ODOT to get you right back on 
Northbound I-75 where you can access US 35. This will be in place for at 
least another year, so keep this one in mind for 2012.

I-75 from North end of Downtown Dayton to Stanley Avenue
They have finished all ramps in this portion and all are open. There are 
3 lanes Northbound and 2 lanes Southbound. Finishing touches are being 
applied to the divider wall between Northbound and Southbound. No word 
on if they will harvest the orange barrels here before or after the 
show, but it will be close. If we had not received a year's worth of 
rain in the last month this might have already been completed.

I-70 at Exit 26 (Hoke Road)
Now for the not so good news... ODOT has found our favorite backdoor in 
to Hamvention. I am still trying to get word on just exactly what the 
project is, but with under 2 weeks till the show, about 2 miles of 
orange barrels have sprouted here in the last 5 days. I will post an 
update once I get it, but I fear this may be the next phase in an 
ongoing project to widen I-70 from border to border and to do so they 
need to enlarge the Hoke Road overpass. If that is the case, this could 
get messy.

I-75 at Exit 58 (Needmore Road)
This is the big mess! As a stage of the I-75 modernization project they 
are preparing to replace this overpass. Currently Needmore Road is 1 
lane each way and the lanes are narrowed. There are at times lane 
restrictions on I-75 depending on the work being done overhead. The 
lanes are not adequate for any semis to make the left turn from I-75 to 
Needmore from either direction. Detours are posted for both directions. 
If possible, I would suggest avoiding this exit. I-75 flows OK unless 
there is an outside influence, such as a crash.

For now, these are the biggies we are aware of. If others pop up 
additional emails will be posted to the reflector. Also, even you 
veterans of Hamvention, may want to listen to Talk-In on 146.940 while 
in the area. If we become aware of any additional issues we will give 
real-time updates there. We do maintain contact with many area agencies 
and have access to monitor traffic cameras around the area. If you need 
to reach Talk-In the repeater has 1 receiver that is carrier squelch, 
however the rest do require use of a 123.0 Hz tone.

Rob KB8UEY
Talk-In Chairman