Road Trip

[@LOLMAN9538]

Ah, my birthplace. Nice to see it getting some attention!

[@waltersaul1807]

The I-59 video I have been waiting for! I cannot see how this bypass of Meridian can carry two interstates, two US trunk highways, and an important state highway, all on four lanes! I wonder how this road fares at rush hour and on weekends. Great to see it in action and glad you didn't have to slow down - though that was a bit of traffic. Better to drive it virtually, I think!

[@504RoadTrips]

Walter Saul I’m not sure about rush hour. I’ve driven it many times and can’t say I ever encountered traffic. But I don’t think I’ve ever hit it anywhere near rush hour.

[@PopLightBrown]

It's actually not that bad. I've driven this stretch in the morning, noon and evening and didn't encounter any slowdowns. Most folks in Meridian uses city streets. I think what helps is that I-59 itself has very little traffic on it despite being the route from Birmingham to New Orleans.

[@waltersaul1807]

@@PopLightBrown I am glad to hear that. They had a similar stretch in North Carolina (see 504's I-85 series around Lexington, NC) that carries I-85, US 29, 70, and 52, and it was a terror to drive until they expanded it from 4 to 8 lanes. But I guess I-85 is a bit more traveled than I-59 and I-20.

[@cherokeekid9491]

There was talk a while back and a MDOT study back in 2006 that recommended north and south bypasses around meridian. And if there's a accident on the interstate in town, traffic gets bad fast.

[@chaseellis6032]

I just went on a trip to Ashburn Virginia and we took the whole thing of I 59

[@laurenellis5301]

Chase Ellis nice

[@roadwaywiz]

I never would have guessed that a place like Meridian would have it's own symphony orchestra.

[@waltersaul1807]

Mississippi is surprisingly good at this.

[@504RoadTrips]

roadwaywiz I sure didn’t know about it until I started reading up on it.

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Enterprise. Start Trek Territory.