Category: Roadscapes Stuff

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Roadscapes Wednesday: Return to Tredegar Rd.

A while back I put up a post about a unique tunnel here in Calhoun County.  This tunnel on Tredegar Rd. is a culvert for the creek plus a road runs through it!  During the year […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Move Over Law

Many states have a move over law on the books.  The move over law is for the protection and safety of emergency workers doing their jobs on a highway.  The law is […]

Sunday Discussion: Road Talk

Harpersville, AL Debtors Prison Stopped http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/07/judge_halts_debtors_prison_by.html If you have ever driven through the small town of Harpersville, AL on U.S. 280 you will know what I am about to say.  The police have been […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: The Accident

Near my apartment one night ago I came up to an accident on Coleman Rd. at Electronics Dr. here in Anniston.  The white SUV ran the stop sign and went across Coleman […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Power Outage

I know this is a simple question to ask but answer this.  What do you do when you approach a traffic light that is out?  If you are in Alabama; the answer […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Maintaining A Traffic Light

If you know me for any length of time you know that I am a huge road buff and I really love traffic lights.  I go as far as reporting broken traffic […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Tar and Gravel

I find this story disturbing from the Alexander City Outlook.  The city has plans to resurface 62 miles of roads in the city.  No big deal right?  But the resurfacing will be done with […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Old Traffic Lights

This week on Roadscapes Wednesday I am featuring some old 4-way traffic lights.  The Anniston/Oxford area features numerous intersections that feature the classic 4-way traffic lights from companies such as Eagle, Southern […]

I-20 and I-59 Updates

This post is about updates to the road works on East Alabama Interstates.  The I-59 Etowah County Road work is trying to move along.  At least they are now putting asphalt over […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Rough Crossing

At times when I travel on Coleman Rd. here in Anniston and Oxford you have to go across a busy railroad crossing run by Norfolk Southern.  The problem with this crossing is […]