Hi Ron:
>> I can go through town in half the time and no traffic lights and construction.
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I've told you "a million time" not to exaggerate.
And if it takes longer, it delays having to dirive West Texas for awhile . . .
I too took the bypass West to East a few weeks back and tho it takes longer, it will be my preferred route. I'm not "afraid" of the traffic -- just find it a pain to deal with without a co pilot or GPS. If you are not in the correct lane, you could very well wind up in Montana or Brazil.
The only problem now -- and the reason it takes longer, is because the 375 loop is almost totally under construction and the traveler is driving the access road vs. the freeway. So that's why there are so many lights at the current time. Once that loop is done, I don't recall any lights other than the entrance to the loop.
If you had taken 404, you would have found a wide, 2 lane road with only one or two lights and wide shoulders all the way to the 54. There "was" construction at that point so you couldn't go under the 54, but had to take the acces road for about a mile or so.
When the freeway is done, it will take the traveler from the 10 to 404 non stop -- and that short stretch through town will probably be eliminated soon as well.
Ron, was it windy at all when you came through? That sea of sub division roofs on the 375 loop were lost in clouds of dust. Can't imagine buying a home in that location . . .
Good to see you again at QZ, Ron . . .