Re: Master highway builder Robert Moses was anti-speeding

On Jul 23, 4:36 pm, "pigsty1...@xxxxxxxxx" <rshe...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 23, 12:33 pm, hanco...@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Jul 23, 5:23 am, GuyPOl...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I admire Moses for his will, but his ideas on roadway design and the
automobile as a practical means of transport befit those of a non-
driver.

In what way?

You have to remember he had to deal with the materials and engineering
of his times, not today.

His engineering was superb given the day.

With today's materials etc could you imagine.

For instance the connection between the Major Deegan and the CBX
considering it was designed and built late 50's early 60's is
remarkable.

But unfortunately, the bridge decks are in horrible shape and it is
going to cost a lot of money to bring them up to current standards.

He didn't have to build the CBX to current interstate standards.

He built it to the standard of the 50's.

Today you would do a lot of things differently.

But given the 21st c attitudes in NYC and const costs you probably
could not do it all.

A common flaw with his highways was placing an overpass over a
mainline highway just after an onramp that's too short and with the
overpass blocking lengening the ramp.

Another are the 2 into 1 merges.

Just think about the southbound Van Wyck just south of the Kew Gardens
interchange.

Douglas A. Willinger
http://wwwtripwithinthebeltway.blogspot.com/
http://cos-mobile.blogspot.com/
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