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  • @countenanceblog
    @countenanceblog 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    INDOT seems to be schizo about EB 70's control city out of Indianapolis, they give you both Dayton and Columbus.
    I remember many years ago on MTR when the news was announced that FHWA approved Dayton as a control city for between Indy and Columbus, meaning it could be the EB 70 CC out of Indy and the WB 70 CC out of Columbus. A few Dayton residents and natives pretty much threw a party.
    Richmond, Indiana is the home of two giant Powerball jackpot wins over the years. The reason is easy: Both happened in the days when Ohio didn't do Powerball, meaning Richmond was a really popular lotto ticket buying spot for Ohioans when the Powerball prize got really big.

    • @Interstate411
      @Interstate411  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed. I remember when that FHWA decision was made -- I was living in Dayton at the time :) From what I gather, then, like now, INDOT will change the control cities when the sign needs replaced. I believe the City of Dayton paid for the first one in downtown, and all the rest are just waiting on replacement -- like you said, INDOT is schizo -- in more ways than just the signs :)

    • @Interstate411
      @Interstate411  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's even funnier: 70 doesn't go through the city of Dayton, just the northern burbs. Of course, I-40 doesn't go through Little Rock either, even though LR is a control city for it.

    • @Interstate411
      @Interstate411  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, going west in Indy you will see the control city as Terre Haute and also some for STL. It's been a while since i've been WB through there, so they might have changed, but for years, they had several that way too.

    • @countenanceblog
      @countenanceblog 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In the city of St. Louis, the "control city" for the three interstate routes that depart eastward from the city, 55, 64 and 70, is "Illinois." It's not until you actually get over on the East Side that you see "Chicago" for 55, "Indianapolis" for 70 and "Louisville" for 64. Of course, in St. Louis County, Chicago as a control city is often used for 255 and 270. Point being, you never see Indianapolis or Louisville on MoDOT sign listed control cities. Before the recent PSB project, there was an EB overhead gantry on the bridge a bit west of the mid-river state line, showing Indianapolis and Louisville, but IDOT made and installed that, because the font was FHWA Clearview (MoDOT almost never used Clearview, while IDOT loved it), and, like I said, MoDOT doesn't know that Louisville and Indianapolis exist.
      With one exception:
      www.google.com/maps/place/St.+Louis,+MO/@38.6999964,-90.2643058,3a,66.8y,70.71h,76.33t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1syFM2tiFYUDcepdAcf7i-1A!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x87d8b4a9faed8ef9:0xbe39eaca22bbe05b?hl=en
      This is Goodfellow Blvd going north. This is just inside the St. Louis City limits. And, as you can see, Indianapolis is the small BGS control city. Technically, this is correct, but MoDOT consistency would dictate that it would be "Illinois," and in reality, it should read "Downtown."