If there is one road in Alabama that is hated by many people it is U.S. 280. Highway 280 in the Birmingham Metro is used by 97,000 cars a day! You would think […]
The Crazy U.S. 280 Alabama Corridor
Roadscapes Wednesday: New AL-275 Bypass
The new 4-lane bypass going around Talladega, AL is now open. The Talladega Western Bypass is an extension of AL-275. It starts at the intersection of AL-77 at a traffic light. The […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Ramp Metering
I wanted to something different for Roadscapes Wednesday this week. Many metro areas have ramp meters on the on-ramps along freeways. In the southeast; Georgia, Louisiana, and Florida have them in the big […]
The Same Traffic Light Problems In Anniston
I have done several posts highlighting some of the road problems in the Anniston area and sadly; none of them have been fixed yet. First is the light on U.S. 431 at […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: AL Route 202
The Anniston area has two bypasses to get around all of that traffic on Quintard Ave. The Anniston Eastern Bypass is still being built and I hope its ready in 2014. But […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: ALDOT Bashing in Etowah County
One thing I love to do on Geek Alabama is do some ALDOT bashing. The state department that is responsible for maintaining our highways has been wasting millions of dollars in the […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Fall Colors/Calhoun County
Last weekend I enjoyed going around Calhoun County and taking some awesome fall color pictures! This time of the year in Alabama the leaves on the trees turn colors. I took many […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Summerville Georgia
When I covered an event up at Summerville Georgia last summer I took some photos of the area road scenes. Downtown Summerville sees U.S. 27 / GA Route 1 as a 5-lane […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Seat Belts and Distracted Driving
The entire town of Ragland, AL is in mourning after 16 year-old Kristan Cox was killed on Monday night. She was riding in the backseat of a car when the car took […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Blount County Covered Bridges
Let’s do something different for Roadscapes Wednesday this week! Alabama has a good number of covered bridges within the state. And three of them are located in Blount County Alabama. The Horton Mill […]
