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Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was a couple years ago? I know in both states it used to be like a washboard for mile after mile in some areas. Planning on a trip out to AZ in a couple months and am trying to decide on my route. I'd like to go through Nashville and Memphis to visit friends, but if I-40 is still as bad as it was I will take a more northern route. TIA  SignatureSteve - From behind a hill somewhere in WV I am concerned for the security of our great nation, not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within. ~ General Douglas MacArthur > Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was a > couple years ago? I know in both states it used to be like a washboard > for mile after mile in some areas. Planning on a trip out to AZ in a > couple months and am trying to decide on my route. I'd like to go > through Nashville and Memphis to visit friends, but if I-40 is still as > bad as it was I will take a more northern route. TIA This time of year it would not be too bright to take a northern route. Can you say cold, ice and snow? And you would have to use a lot of propane keeping your RV warm. Propane is dangerous. It can and does blow up RVs, homes, trailers, etc. Take a southern route. Harry Harris SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was >> a couple years ago? We did a week ago and it was not that bad. A few stretches were not great but overall I would do it again. Oklahoma city was about the worst. We also used our propane on the road and did not blow up ... in fact we did not see a single RV that had blown up! SignatureJim Jim wrote: We also used our propane on the road and did not blow up ... in fact we did not see a single RV that had blown up! They must have just towed them away. If you listen to Harry, there are exploded RV's laying all over the side of the roads. SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) > Jim wrote: We also used our propane on the road and did not blow up ... in > fact we did not see a single RV that had blown up! > > They must have just towed them away. > If you listen to Harry, there are exploded RV's laying all over the side > of the roads. The only rv that I'm sure was exploded was caused by a fellow refilling a hot coleman camp stove *inside* the rv. (class C) Loud thump (50yards away), blown windows, dazed passengers; ambulance called, injuries unknown. Vehicle was parked at Foote Dam , near Oscoda, Michigan. Mid '70s. Pepperoni wrote:The only rv that I'm sure was exploded was caused by a fellow refilling a hot coleman camp stove *inside* the rv.<<<<<<< Some people should be slapped just for being so stupid. The scary part is, these people vote. -- JerryD(upstateNY) >> Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was >> a couple years ago? > > We did a week ago and it was not that bad. A few stretches were > not great but overall I would do it again. Oklahoma city was about > the worst. If OKC is the "only" bad part that's good sign. Thanks. > We also used our propane on the road and did not blow up ... in > fact we did not see a single RV that had blown up! Isn't that strange. . . . :) SignatureSteve - From behind a hill somewhere in WV Life is not the destination, it is only part of the journey. >>> Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was >>> a couple years ago? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > If OKC is the "only" bad part that's good sign. Thanks. I-40 near downtown Oklahoma City is being replaced by a new route a little south of the current I-40. Because the new I-40 is under construction, not much maintenance is being done on the elevated parts of the current I-40. There is also a section of I-40 from the west side of Oklahoma City/Yukon to near El Reno that is bad. In a few hours I will be towing our 5er from Oklahoma City to Amarillo and will have current info, but I didn't think it was bad last May and June when we travelled out that way. Ron Edmond, OK >> We also used our propane on the road and did not blow up ... in >> fact we did not see a single RV that had blown up! > > Isn't that strange. . . . :) > Because the new I-40 is under construction, not much maintenance is > being done on the elevated parts of the current I-40. > > There is also a section of I-40 from the west side of Oklahoma > City/Yukon to near El Reno that is bad. I guess not much has changed in OKC then. Hopefully I can get through in a hurry. :) > In a few hours I will be towing our 5er from Oklahoma City to Amarillo > and will have current info, but I didn't think it was bad last May and > June when we travelled out that way. I don't recall the road being bad after El Reno from my last trip a couple years ago. SignatureSteve - From behind a hill somewhere in WV The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. -- Derry Brownfield >> Because the new I-40 is under construction, not much maintenance is >> being done on the elevated parts of the current I-40. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I don't recall the road being bad after El Reno from my last trip a > couple years ago. Just got home from a trip from Oklahoma City to Amarillo and back towing our 35' fiver. We hit I-40 at the I-44 junction and went west. The bad section around Yukon and out to near El Reno wasn't really good, but was better than in the past. It looked like they had run a grinder over the right lane and smoothed it out somewhat. The other section that needs some attention was the east bound side for 10-15 miles starting a few miles east of Amarillo. Some areas in both OK and TX were excellent while others we just OK. The only other section that stands out was in OK. It was new asphalt and they were still working on the shoulder of the east bound lane. Smooth as glass! Would I drive it again, you bet! Ron > Just got home from a trip from Oklahoma City to Amarillo and back > towing our 35' fiver. We hit I-40 at the I-44 junction and went west. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Ron Thanks for the update on the road in OK. Seems I-40 has improved a bunch from a couple years ago from Memphis to Amarillo. Now it looks like all I'll have to worry about is Mother Nature and no snow in January. :) SignatureSteve - From behind a hill somewhere in WV A spouse is someone who'll stand by you through all the trouble you wouldn't have had if you'd stayed single. > Thanks for the update on the road in OK. Seems I-40 has improved a bunch > from a couple years ago from Memphis to Amarillo. Now it looks like all > I'll have to worry about is Mother Nature and no snow in January. :) I-40 in AR was real bad back in the 90s. Since then most if not all has been redone. We made a trip across AR in the late 90s and from the OK line to Little Rock it was 10 miles or so of construction, 1-2 miles of no construction and then another 10 miles or so of construction. Unfortunately all the construction areas were single lane and it was impossible to get around all the slow traffic in the short areas between construction zones. Ron On Nov 10, 3:20?pm, eye-du...@i-4-got.invalid wrote: > Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was a > couple years ago? I know in both states it used to be like a washboard > for mile after mile in some areas. In ar.I-40 has been mostly redone, its a pretty smooth ride some construction. but 99% redone.....don't know much about ok. have a safe trip.........paulie > In ar.I-40 has been mostly redone, its a pretty smooth ride some > construction. but 99% redone.....don't know much about ok. have a > safe trip.........paulie Thanks for the info, I knew they had been working on the road in AR. Glad to hear they've got most of it done. SignatureSteve - From behind a hill somewhere in WV The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything....... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. > Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was a > couple years ago? I know in both states it used to be like a washboard > for mile after mile in some areas. Planning on a trip out to AZ in a > couple months and am trying to decide on my route. I'd like to go > through Nashville and Memphis to visit friends, but if I-40 is still as > bad as it was I will take a more northern route. TIA We travelled I-40 the mid part of October I am sure not much has changed. This was our experience. The highway from the Arkansas border to Oklahoma City was not good. In fact we commented & wondered if fuel tax dollars were ever spent on this road. This was the I-40 travelling in a westerly direction. The eastern portion I cannot speak of as we were not on it. When we spoke with one person in OK city they commented that it was all spent on putting the new dome on the capital building. But when we got to OK city & visited the Alfred P. Murrah Memorial Site we almost could have forgiven the gov. The site was worth the time to visit it. Upon leaving OK city we once again got on I-40 and found out that the highway was in much better shape. PS: I have a short blurb in my blog & the hwy. Burt http://humphreytravels.blogspot.com http://map.datastormusers.com/user3.cfm?user=4194 > We travelled I-40 the mid part of October I am sure not much has > changed. This was our experience. The highway from the Arkansas [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > http://humphreytravels.blogspot.com > http://map.datastormusers.com/user3.cfm?user=4194 Thanks for the info. SignatureSteve - From behind a hill somewhere in WV Whenever your outgo exceeds your income your upkeep becomes your downfall. <eye-dunno@ | Just wondering if I-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma is as bad as it was a | couple years ago? I know in both states it used to be like a washboard | for mile after mile in some areas. Planning on a trip out to AZ in a | couple months and am trying to decide on my route. I'd like to go | through Nashville and Memphis to visit friends, but if I-40 is still as | bad as it was I will take a more northern route. TIA Just last week (weekend of the 17th) we ran I40 from Hickory NC (exit 125) to I30 in Little Rock. then south on I30 to Dallas TX. No problems with the roads. Made the return tip via I20 to I85 (today) without incident out of concern for possible wind and snow on I40 in the mountain pass at the NC/TN state line. Did notice that while Texas charged for internet access at the welcome stations, Arkansas and Mississippi does not. BTW Mississippi wifi is hot 24/7 even if the building is closed. Arkansas may or may not have wifi but they do have Ethernet RJ45 ports in the welcome station. Mississippi also has functional displays inside the welcome station with internet access (some sites a blocked as not family friendly) Class A high line BTW. |
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