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Aug 19, 2019
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PickleButton
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Orem 800 north to university merge will
be a dumpster fire on game day
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I hate everything about Provo/Orem city planning.
maxpowers
8/19/19 5:18pm
Utah county is a train wreck right now
BlueFrog
8/19/19 5:28pm
When it comes to construction, it's always a trainwreck.
BYUALWAYSNUM1
8/19/19 8:02pm
Orem 800 north to university merge will
PickleButton
8/19/19 5:31pm
Yep. Avoid the mouth of the canyon at all costs. It is a mess right now. On
BYUtka
8/19/19 5:38pm
It was hell on earth after stadium of fire
Probable Sacko
8/19/19 5:42pm
And all the construction isn't even going to fix any traffic.
Lance71
8/19/19 5:33pm
No need. We now have rapid transit via UTA to go with no more left turns ever on University Ave.
Probable Sacko
8/19/19 5:44pm
The bus might actually be a good idea.
BYUtka
8/19/19 9:34pm
Bus service ends at the same time the game does... Big problem, and given that
UberDeek
8/19/19 10:57pm
Don’t they have bus services from University Mall to the game? Gotta take every
akmewg
8/19/19 11:04pm
Previous late games it has always been extended. Especially with many fans
BYUtka
8/20/19 7:23am
Nope. All of this is sewer/water/curb stuff. Won't improve traffic flow.
Michael McQuain
8/19/19 5:54pm
Craziest intersection I've seen, University and Sandhill Rd.
PJMort
8/19/19 6:07pm
Yep some of the most ridiculous intersections are there and
kotacoug
8/19/19 8:07pm
These intersections are awesome. Redwood isn't near the headache it used to be
Adwight
8/19/19 9:42pm
The city is way ahead of schedule. Try living in Seattle or LA or NY.
brazilcoug
8/19/19 6:10pm
People need to understand that road construction is actually a good thing.
brazilcoug
8/19/19 6:11pm
I always hear people complain of traffic in Utah and then I go there
bluesloth
8/19/19 6:29pm
This. My extended family complains but when I visit...
Cougstreak
8/19/19 7:37pm
Likewise in Clt
Pretorian
8/19/19 7:58pm
And Oregon. It took 25 years to add a 3rd lane to hwy 26...
bluefish
8/19/19 6:33pm
And still only 2 lanes on 217. Bumper to bumper traffic
bluesloth
8/19/19 6:36pm
I was thinking the same thing today. But it’s all of Utah county
SlantRoute
8/19/19 6:34pm
The best was expanding the freeway evewhere in Utah county except for the 5 mile
akmewg
8/19/19 9:20pm
My wife asked me the other day if I was ready to move out of Provo. This was
Ode to Hoy
8/19/19 6:58pm
Solution: Go early, enjoy gameday
B Blue
8/19/19 7:48pm
Not everyone has 8 hrs to set aside for a football game
maxpowers
8/19/19 7:50pm
Sounds like they will next Thursday...
Refugee
8/19/19 8:08pm
Not even the first one vs your rival?
B Blue
8/19/19 8:18pm
Pretty sure we all have 24 hours in a day.
Superman21
8/19/19 9:39pm
You must not be married.
yahtzee
8/19/19 10:08pm
14 years with 4 kids. I’ve had season tickets for 10 years.
Superman21
8/19/19 11:23pm
RE: 14 years with 4 kids. I’ve had season tickets for 10 years.
yahtzee
8/19/19 11:35pm
4 marriages, but married 14 years. I'm kidding. Don't be mad.
sah22
8/20/19 8:31pm
Maybe it's a ploy to have yewts forfeit for showing up late to game.
sah22
8/19/19 8:33pm
I wish they put a tenth of the effort into building out bike infrastructure
runnincoug
8/19/19 8:39pm
I was with you until the "city planning" part.
CrimsonCardinal
8/19/19 9:07pm
Pretty sure Univ Ave and Univ Pkwy are state roads
ProvoSpain
8/19/19 9:11pm
too many people plus UVU emergence
Samuel Hall Society
8/19/19 9:41pm
No foresight, just reactionary planning thats 10 yrs behind
pegushin
8/19/19 9:53pm
Yep. Reactive 100%. How bout plan and build for the future for once?
SlantRoute
8/19/19 10:01pm
they are too "conservative" and anti taxation. the hard conservative bloc in UT
runnincoug
8/20/19 5:47am
Only in some ways. Provo also elected John Curtis as their mayor. Curtis
Megamind
8/20/19 11:18am
Curtis was a bit more progressive and I think Provo benefited because of it. The
runnincoug
8/20/19 11:51am
There aren't enough people biking to improve driving. And the ones that do bike
Throwaway59840
8/20/19 3:55pm
Actually it's not true at all! Provo would explode if it had the biking
runnincoug
8/20/19 6:29pm
I'm not saying no one wants it. I'm saying that the people who want it mostly
Throwaway59840
8/21/19 2:02pm
Transit is key, but biking greatly helps in UT. A few responses and data points
runnincoug
8/21/19 2:57pm
Some people will use it, but not enough to ease car traffic. Every major city in
Throwaway59840
8/21/19 4:16pm
That's simply not true. The data clearly shows that biking eases traffic.
runnincoug
8/21/19 4:26pm
My point is that a 30% reduction in "way too long" is still "way too long." You
Throwaway59840
8/21/19 5:36pm
It's still probably the most effective use of money for traffic reduction.
runnincoug
8/21/19 6:16pm
Man! Lots of PEs on CB! First, it's not planning but Public Works.
ugo1st
8/19/19 11:03pm
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SlantRoute
8/19/19 11:16pm
yep..time to buy a scooter to park at the stadium!
breakingblue
8/19/19 11:53pm
Oh yeah? Tell that to these guys:
mrphotogenic
8/20/19 3:26am
University Pkwy needs to be freeway w/ no stops from I-15:BYU. Raised overpasses & exits like Bangerter now is.
SpiffCoug
8/20/19 6:39pm
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