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220EagleXp
08-09-2002, 10:26 AM
We are heading to havasu next Saturday, and I am looking for the best way to get there. If the 40 is still down to one lane, is the 10 a better route. Thanks

25Elmn8r
08-09-2002, 10:43 AM
Just pulled off the Cal Trans Web site "Constuction on interstate 40 due to be complete in September 2010"
Ok maybe not exactly from their website but it sure feels that way. Yes it is still under construction. Take the 10 to ehrenberg/95. Thats the way I am headed tonight.

riverracerx
08-09-2002, 01:04 PM
I am braving the 40 tonight. Quickest way from Valencia!
Honk if you see the F150 Supercrew with the RiverRacerX.com sticker!
See you at the sandbar......

nextasex
08-09-2002, 03:48 PM
Listen to 25 elmn8r, i started taking that route because going through desert center and rice road got pretty boring. Forget the 40!!!!!!!!
frank
the 40 freeway that is.....not the 40oz. :D

bigorangefan
08-09-2002, 03:56 PM
220EagleXp, I drove up to Havasu Thursday and although I hate the road construction :mad: it wasn't all that bad, gave me a chance to check my rpm's at 40,41,45,47,51 and 55mph for 23 miles eek! , seriously not all that bad. lol

Havasu_Dreamin
08-09-2002, 04:03 PM
I live in the San Gabriel Valley. FWIW, taking the 10 thru Blight and into Urineberg and up to Parker is 12 miles further than the 15/40 route. So, until Caltrans reverses their rectal cranial insertion and finishes the 40 AND the work on the 15, I will be taking the 10.
Intereting, kind of on topic, was watching a show this week about big construction machines and they talked about a concrete paver. Well, it looked almost exactly like the one they are using on the 40. According to the show those machines can pour 1 mile of concret PER DAY! What does all this mean you ask??? WHYTF is it taking CALTRANS over a GD YEAR to fix 22 EFF'N miles of road!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :mad: :mad: :mad:
[ August 09, 2002, 05:05 PM: Message edited by: Havasu_Dreamin ]

Havasu_Dreamin
08-09-2002, 04:04 PM
Double-post DOH!
[ August 09, 2002, 05:05 PM: Message edited by: Havasu_Dreamin ]

bigorangefan
08-09-2002, 04:13 PM
HD, they want all of us to see where all of our money is going (maximun exposure)When I drove through Thursday they only seemed to be working on a 3 mile section but there was a sh&* load of Workers (people taking naps) around the temporary concrete plant. Our tax dollars at work :confused:

HAVASUKID
08-18-2002, 08:24 PM
HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE THEM TO FINISH THE 4O ANYWAY

HM
08-19-2002, 10:38 AM
I 40 just outside of Ludlow becomes one lane each way on the same side of the fwy. Can cause over 1 hour delay if they stop traffic.

Tom Foolery
08-19-2002, 12:54 PM
You can skip the road construction on the 40 if you exit at Ludlow and take 66 to Amboy & then Essex. This brings you back to the 40 around Goffs Rd. According to the maps its 9 miles longer but definitely worth it if the traffic is bad.

HM
08-19-2002, 01:05 PM
Tom Foolery:
You can skip the road construction on the 40 if you exit at Ludlow and take 66 to Amboy & then Essex. This brings you back to the 40 around Goffs Rd. According to the maps its 9 miles longer but definitely worth it if the traffic is bad.Hey Erik, that worked great on the way home(thanks!), but I wasn't going to tell anyone!
The road is pretty rough as you leave Ludlow for about 5 miles - major potholes and chucks of assphalt, but after that it is great. And watch for the "Dip" signs as they mean it! RR crossings can be rough too.

Chaparral Boy
08-20-2002, 06:47 PM
If you take the Ludlow off ramp, a right, then quick left your on old 66. Stay on this, it will take you to Mountian Springs Road. One more hill and it's downhill to Needles. The road is rough the first 4 or 5 miles, but smooth after that.