Ramp Closing At I-95 Springfield, VA Interchange Tonight
A ramp at one of the major Capital Beltway interchanges in Virginia is scheduled to close overnight for work on the high-occupancy toll lanes project.
At the Springfield interchange, the Virginia Department of Transportation plans to close the exit from the inner loop to southbound Interstate 95 — the Richmond-bound side — from 9 o’clock tonight to 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Two Maryland I-95 Travel Plazas Will Get Makeovers
Maryland and Chesapeake Houses, two well-known travel plazas along I-95 in Maryland will soon get major facelifts.
Florida I-95 Interchange Work Starts February 1st
Portable electronic signs along I-95 have been warning drivers about the construction for the past few weeks. The interchange is a familiar headache to anyone who drives I-95 just south of the Broward-Miami-Dade Countyline. The worst example is …
Kayaking Through Huntington Beach, South Carolina
kayaking in Huntington Beach State ParkIf you’re a fan of kayaking like I am, you probably enjoy the sensation of of gliding across the water and feeling the gentle waves below you. Well I discovered a different sensation while kayaking through Huntington Beach Sate Park, near Myrtle Beach. I felt it shortly after I started paddling and felt something stuck on my paddle. It was smelly, greenish brown and it’s called pluff mud.
A pelican posingOut guides explained that pluff mud was part of the unique joys of paddling through salt marshes. This thick mud has been known to pull off boots, shoes and paddles that have been stuck in it. Suffice it to say, I really built up my biceps between the pluff mud and spartina cord grass during the two hour tour. Black River Outdoors Center guides kayakers through the marshes and salt water creeks of Huntington State Park and it’s a really unique tour. We paddled through Drunken Jack Island, which is supposed to harbor Black Beard’s treasures and I spotted pelicans, ospreys and herons, though not the alligators that are supposed to hang around the marsh. I highly recommend waterproof pants for the tour because all that splashing doesn’t just land on the kayak. All that paddling works up an appetite so make your way to Bliss Restaurant and Lounge for a relaxed and elegant lunch. Try the pan-seared flounder with prosciutto hash.
Photos courtesy of Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
Iowa I-80 Rest Stops Would Be Removed To Make Room For New Interchange
The rest stops are located just west of proposed interchange at exit 119 on I-80. “The ramps will be going through … Two Ankeny rest areas will likely close this spring due to the construction of ramps at a new interchange site at Interstate …
Ohio I-75 Construction Facing Delays
Construction projects to help alleviate traffic congestion on Interstate 75 between Butler County and the Ohio River are facing major delays if a new funding plan by the Ohio Department of Transportation is approved next week. The first of an eight-phase …
Maryland Picks Company To Rebuild I-95 Travel Plazas
picks Areas USA to rebuild I-95 plazas Pulsar Advertising close to winning Bay … Maryland House by December 2013 before closing the Chesapeake House for construction. Both fully redesigned travel plazas are scheduled to open by September …
Lane Closure On I-40 In North Carolina
A lane of eastbound Interstate 40 in Iredell County will be closed tonight for construction. The N.C. Department of Transportation says crews will be repairing a bridge on eastbound I-40, west of Statesville, between mile markers 148 and 150.
RED•Zones’ Hoped To Ease Traffic Around I-40 Work in Arkansas
We want travelers to be aware of these RED•Zones and to consider alternate routes, when available, before they get into the construction area,” Bennett … the rehabilitation of existing I-40 lanes in a 10-mile section located on the east …
Stockton Road Work Would Ease Congestion On California I-5
On a busy day, more than 130,000 drivers will use Interstate 5 in Stockton. In the works now are about $200 million worth of overlapping projects to relieve traffic congestion, build smoother pavement or otherwise improve the major thoroughfare between south Stockton and the Sacramento County line.