We'll Cross That Bridge When We Get To It

Well the inevitable has begun. I went to work yesterday morning and I noticed that they have officially started work on our portion of Interstate 35. Actually it isn't work on the Interstate. It is on the Sun Valley Drive bridge that crosses the Interstate. The bridge currently has one lane each way. And let me tell you, during peak times it can take an act of Congress to get across. There is a Pilot Truck Stop at the intersection which draws a lot of traffic. But within the past year there has been an Ashley Furniture Warehouse, MHC Kenworth Truck dealership, a truck tire center, two new freight trans-shipment centers added to the current Mack and Volvo Truck Center already located within a couple of square blocks. Add to this they are building a new hotel behind the McDonald's. Oh I forgot to mention that the Pilot also added a truck maintenance facility to add to the traffic.

Wow! That's a lot of trucks in the area. There are certain times of the day when both lanes of the bridge are lined up with 18 wheelers. The west bound side of the bridge is waiting to turn and get on south bound IH-35 but can't move because oncoming traffic is stalled because the east bound lane on the bridge is at a stand still. They are waiting to turn left and head to north bound IH-35 OR go straight to one of the various truck centers OR to turn right to go to the Pilot Truck Stop. If the trucks turn right they have to go across another lane of traffic to get into the Pilot. This wait causes traffic behind them' and sometimes on the bridge, to stall. Of course the trucks are waiting because they can't cross due to that one vehicle at the light that wants to turn left but can't due to the idle traffic on the bridge. AAARGH!!!! All I want to do is go straight but I can't.

Then sometimes, if you hit it just right; No Waiting. Pass right on along.

As the construction continues they will be putting a third lane north and south on IH-35 from New Road in Waco south to Sun Valley.

© 2008 Barry T Horst


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