Category: Roadscapes Stuff

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Roadscapes Wednesday: CC Road / McIntosh Road Accident

A fatal car accident has shaken up the Oxford Alabama community.  On Saturday morning a car accident killed 16 year-old Brittney Bonner and 19 year-old James Michael “Trey” Phillips III when the truck went […]

The Crazy U.S. 280 Alabama Corridor

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 […]

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 […]