Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ccieng2.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccieng5!ccieng2!kfk From: kfk@ccieng2.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Driving in northern NJ - Rochester's Can of Worms Message-ID: <105@ccieng2.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 13:10:25 EST Article-I.D.: ccieng2.105 Posted: Mon Feb 6 13:10:25 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 09:25:25 EST References: <590@houxf.UUCP> Organization: Computer Consoles Inc., Rochester, NY Lines: 24 So someone else has noticed Rochester's Can of Worms. Actually, I think every major city probably has their own engineering mas- terwork. In Denver, there is this marvelous little spot right downtown where I-25 and I-70 come together. (No, they didn't think to have them intersect on the outskirts of town for some strange reason.) And just what do you think they call it? It's known as The Mousetrap. Oh, wonderful! Try taking I-25 south, then picking up I-70 eastbound to get to Stapleton Airport. Uh-huh. And *how* many dings and dents are there in your fenders? Actually, the Can of Worms may be bad, but at least the Great East-West Trekway (also known as I-90) doesn't even get into Rochester. Some intelligent soul (in New York? hmm...) designed the highway system here so that there's this little "bump" of interstate called I-490 that rises north of I-90, goes through Rochester, and then drops south to connect with I-90 again. That cuts the overall traffic thru Rochester down *considerably*, since 90% of the traffic is missing Rochester entirely by about 10 miles. All things considered, it's not half bad. (And, of course, those of us who are intelligent about our choice of homes live on the west side of town, away from the Can... :-) -- Karl Kleinpaste ...![ [seismo, allegra]!rochester!ritcv, rlgvax]!ccieng5!ccieng2!kfk