All about the roads of Upstate New York - since 1997 http://www.upstatenyroads.com Recommendation to alert motorists entering the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie Snowbelt Regions http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop59.shtml New photos from NYSDOT regions 3, 4, 8 and 9 courtesy of Charlie Baran and Jeremy Lefort http://www.upstatenyroads.com/photo-gallery.shtml New photos from NYSDOT regions 2 and 9 courtesy of Charlie Baran http://www.upstatenyroads.com/photo-gallery.shtml A signshop suggestion aimed to enhancing motorist safety by improved location identification along the Thruway system. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop58.shtml Added David Golub's Greater NY roads to the links page. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/links.shtml Signshop suggestion to improve guidance for Thruway bound motorists at Exit 24 http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop57.shtml New photos of guide signs for Interstate 84 Exit 5A courtesy of John Krakoff. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region8photos.shtml Inspired by a recent trip to Europe, I discuss the benefits of using the "motorway" symbol on American freeways. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop56.shtml New sign photos of the new panels installed on Interstate 790. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/upstates.shtml Overhead sign panels are being installed along Interstate 790 in Oneida County (NYSDOT Region 2). They're a little different than what is usually found elsewhere in The Empire State. I sent a list of concerns to NYSDOT. I've posted the e-mail on the site so that readers would see what I look for when I'm 'critiquing' a signing project. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/r2-4.shtml A new sign is suggested to aid in the increasingly apparent issue of motorists not reaching freeway speeds while still on interchange on-ramps http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop55.shtml A new article on Interstate route markers, updated interstate route marker graphics throughout the site, new graphic on Clearview article and updated a graphic on a signshop entry pertaining to two-lane roadway guidance panels. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/updates.shtml New sign photos from Region 6 (Hornell) http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region6photos.shtml New sign photos from Regions 2 (Utica) and 7 (Watertown). http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region-photos.shtml Two new sign photos (that are somewhat blurry, unfortunately) from the beautiful province of New Brunswick. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/new-brunswick.shtml New photos from NYSDOT Region 2. Added a Glossary page using data from the NYS MUTCD and added a question and answer to the FAQ. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/updates.shtml Several new photos from NYSDOT Region 2 added to the gallery http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region2photos.shtml I took a cue from the National MUTCD and applied it to the Empire State http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop53.shtml One new sign photo from Interstate 81 in Onondaga County http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region3photos.shtml One new sign photo of a sign from 1992 or 1993. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region2photos.shtml Two new sign photos courtesy of Doug Kerr. These signs both have "issues". http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region9photos.shtml Addressing the possible mix of distance-based and sequential exit numbering conventions in The Empire State. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop52.shtml Cleaning out the photos on my hard drive, I've added new photos from a trip last fall along Interstate 86. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/photo-gallery.shtml Region 3 in Syracuse has been busy replacing overhead signs in the Syracuse area. Here's some photos of the new signs. There's many more sitting in a yard just off Northern Blvd. waiting to be installed. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region3photos.shtml New sign photos from Interstate 84 in Region 8 and the Deposit area in Delaware County in Region 9. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/photo-gallery.shtml Signshop suggestion to improve motorist guidance for businesses along River Road, the former NY Route 49 in the Town of Marcy, by marking it as "Business Route 49". http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop51.shtml Signshop suggestion to improve motorist guidance for out of state destinations. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop50.shtml Changed suggested interchange numbers on exit guides for NY Routes 33, 49 and 400 and added same to NY Route 5S exit guide, to bring all into compliance with the National MUTCD with NYS Supplement. There has been discussion in the Utica Observer-Dispatch regarding, among other things, the validity of exit numbers on interchanges on NY Route 5S. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/exitindex.shtml Two new photos in photo gallery. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/photo-gallery.shtml Posted new photos from NYSDOT Region 9. These are photos of temporary signs from Interstate 88 courtesy of Mark Sinsabaugh. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region9photos.shtml New suggestion in the signshop addressing driver services awareness in Western New York on the Thruway. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop49.shtml New photos from NYSDOT Regions 2, 4, 5 and 8. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/photo-gallery.shtml Kevin Krone provided milepost information for Interstate 88. Included it on the exit guide. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/i88.shtml Chris Jordan made an excellent suggestion for work zone signage. I've included it in the signshop. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop47.shtml Neither NYSDOT or the Thruway Authority have a consistent way of signing Truck Inspection Stations, either when they stand independently or when they are coupled with a rest or parking area. This signshop entry addresses this deficiency. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop48.shtml The FAQ is now active, as well as everything you wanted to know about speed limits in New York http://www.upstatenyroads.com/faq.shtml 4 new photos from Regions 3 (Syracuse) and 9 (Binghamton) http://www.upstatenyroads.com/photo-gallery.shtml I've been on a down arrow kick lately. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop46.shtml This signshop suggestion addresses issues with current overhead sign panel installations, especially pull-through guidance signs that lead to potential safety/weaving concerns. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop45.shtml Just a little dabbling in the signshop with guide sign designs. Nothing really to be taken seriously. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop44.shtml A new exit guide for NY Route 85. This was relatively simple to do. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/ny85.shtml A new signshop suggestion addressing destination signs on freeway interchange off-ramps and their readability to older motorists. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/signshop43.shtml I decided to build my own Interstate 287 Exit Guide from field data I had from a trip downstate in February. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/i287.shtml I added Exit 5A to the Interstate 84 Exit Guide. Currently under construction, this interchange with new NY Route 747 is slated to open in late 2007 or early 2008. I really dig the fact that NY Route 747 goes to an airport. I like route numbering creativity. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/i84.shtml I've begun research on the Northern Tier Expressway/Rooftop Highway/Interstate 98 proposal for a freeway running along the US Route 11 corridor between Watertown and Plattsburgh. As I compile further information, I will continue to update this page. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/i98.shtml RSS feed now available for this updates page so you can easily see what's new on the site http://www.upstatenyroads.com/updates.shtml new photos courtesy of Jon Hirschkind from Region 8. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/region8photos.shtml new photos courtesy of Jon Hirschkind from the Thruway. http://www.upstatenyroads.com/thruwayphotos.shtml