Comments on: Oops: ‘Extra’ Lane Suddenly Added To Highway 29 Saturday

By: Cliff

Cliff — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:07:11 +0000

To be honest, just make it a bike lane. I don’t bike but it doesn’t hurt bikers if they wanna make a long bike trip.

By: m.r.

m.r. — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:19:23 +0000

this is from the paint truck when it was towed off the job because of a equipment failure. a hose drug the ground as it was being towed, therefore wearing a hole in the paint line. we strive to make roads and highways safe for motorists to travel on but when a mistake is made or accidents happen all we hear is the blame game. never a thank you for all the 60 – 70 hr weeks we put it to try to keep people safe. people need to learn more next time before they comment on situations they have no clue about.

By: john duke

john duke — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:41:20 +0000

Why is the DOT’s fault? They did not do this. I believe it was a contractor that did this.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:28:33 +0000

> Darn bicyclists! Give ‘em a shoulder, and they’ll take a lane!

We’d happily settle for a well-marked shoulder or designated bike lane on Hwy 29 north of I-10. We’ll feel safer, and you’ll be less inconvenienced. This, however, might be a little much …

By: Concered and confused driver

Concered and confused driver — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:23:27 +0000

Can anyone explain the extra lane at the intersection from Hwy 97 at Hwy 29? Is it for bicycles, people or motorcycles? I am so confused!

By: Bob cumberland

Bob cumberland — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:05:48 +0000

Seems to me the truck said gulf coast traffic engineer on the side not county not dot not transfield,

By: country girl.

country girl. — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:05:30 +0000

I just thought i was drunk. glad to find out different. this should have been on GOOD MORNING AMERICA. and NY think they have all the fun,

By: Patriot

Patriot — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:36:15 +0000

Susan, highway 29, aka US 29, is a federal highway, not a state highway.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:11:10 +0000

Some of these comments refering to the competancy of the contractor involved and or the DOT are quite disturbing. This is an obvious case of a broken valve or hose under the paint truck as it made its way to job. Neither of which would be caught by the operators of the truck untill they stopped since it is in the middle of the truck and rear visibility @ centerlane of a paint truck is non existent. As someone with quite a bit of experience in dealing with the DOT I can assure you the traveling publics safety is first priority. If you are not a Civil Engineer who has combed through numerous traffic studies and accident reports, it is hard to understand sometimes why projects are constructed the way they are. There is a lot of effort on part of the DOT, Engineers and the Contractors to construct and maintain safe roadways. Please give these folks a break next time you dont understand or get frustrated in a workzone. We have a dangerous job as it is, we dont need everybody mad at us because they have to slow down, dont understand why or have to use an alternate route. What we do is neccesary, as our population grows so must the infrastructure and its maintenance requirements.

By: old man

old man — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:49:00 +0000

that is the lane for the little green people and their spaceships i know because i saw them