Talk:Interstate 86 (east)

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i am adding a section on major improvements that must be completed before current NY-17 can be given interstate status as I-86. Ebac on keyboard 21:50, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

The FHWA log puts it at 176.57 miles in New York - this is at exit 48 or just east at the county line.[1] --SPUI (T - C) 22:55, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Major cities

I agree with most of the recent removals of the non-major cities on the list. However, the one that I do not agree with is Corning, since Corning is the home of one of the most important interchanges on the STE (with US 15) in regards to accessing central Pennsylvania and will soon be home to an intersection of a pair of two-digit interstates (I-86 and I-99), making it a major city, IMHO.

Also, Corning is an official control city on expressway directional signs. --TwinsMetsFan 02:49, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Description and Exit List

Both additions to the article now look fine. However, I think that they would look better and more organized if they were separated by county (as otherwise, the description looks like an essay and the list looks never-ending). For me personally, the description would benefit more from this change than the list. --TMF T - C 15:50, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Probably better to split the description by major cities or segments than by county, as most county lines are not along natural features, while the description concentrates on said features. I'll see about adding counties to the exit list. --SPUI (T - C) 19:02, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Yes, separating the description using major/control cities or other segments using third-level headlines will work fine. The addition of counties to the exit list would be great. --TMF T - C 19:12, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Map?

Any chance of someone making a map to better show exactly where this new road starts and ends? Flyerhell 18:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

The map does not reflect the fact that in September 2006, a 9.9 mile section of New York State Route 17 just east of Binghamton (between Exits 75 and 79) was designated as I-86. Stratosphere, if you could change your map to address this, I for one would appreciate it. Ebac on keyboard 20:04, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The current official designation of this road

I-86 E??
I-86 E??

The article is a bit confusing, it implies that it continues along the path east of Elmira that takes it into Pennsylvania, briefly, yet it also says that it currently is only designated to Elmira. Can someone clarify and tell me if this map is accurate, or if I need to just extend it to it's eventual end at I-87. Stratosphere (T/C) 04:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know, the current official I-86 designation ends at Exit 52 at the NY 14 junction in Horseheads Village. I am not sure if it has been officially extended beyond that. --Polaron | Talk 04:43, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
The current eastern terminus of I-86 is at exit 52, NY 14, and will most likely be until the bypass around the Horseheads area is completed (Official NYSDOT Horseheads Byp. Site). That said, I'd leave the map as shown to the right.
The reason that this article was written the way it was (implying that I-86 currently goes to I-87) was, I'm guessing, an effort by a certain editor to undermine the NY 17 article. --TMF T - C 04:59, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
I-86 with extension in lighter red/dotted
I-86 with extension in lighter red/dotted
Would anyone object to the this image? Stratosphere (T/C) 05:07, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
That map looks fine to me. That way, it's clear where I-86 currently ends (and where it will eventually extend to), even if it isn't as clear in the article. --TMF T - C 05:11, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Good enough. Thanks for the prompt responses, guys! Cheers. Stratosphere (T/C) 05:13, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Whoever is maintaining this wikipedia page and keeps deleting my modification, please know that the official end of i-86 is now at Rt. 352 in Elmira (exit 56). The Horseheads interchange was completed in August of 2007.
Do you have a reliable source that indicates this? --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 12:47, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
By this, I mean the official extension of I-86 - I'm aware the Horseheads "Bypass" has been completed. The last official, reliable news I've seen about I-86 was a NYSDOT press release in August that indicated the DOT was in the process of getting I-86 extended over the new section. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 12:54, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

According to federal law, "New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I-90 in Pennsylvania...shall become a part of the Interstate System at such time as the Secretary determines that the segment-- (i) meets the Interstate System design standards approved by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code; and (ii) connects to an existing Interstate System segment."

It would be nice if the FHWA posted determinations like this online. --NE2 20:36, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

The only official proof i have of this are pictures of the interstate shields displaying I-86 at the Exit 56 ramps... i live in Elmira and have pictures of the shields that were installed in August. There is no construction at this point anymore in the Horseheads area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Senty78 (talk • contribs) 17:35, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
I know that I don't count as a reliable source, but I went on 86/17 east coming home from college on Saturday, and did not see any official 86 shields on the road after the NY 14 exit. I saw a few "future 86" signs though. Also, according to this article, 86 still officially ends at the NY 14 exit, but that will change soon when the segment to exit 56 is granted interstate status by FHA. S. Ellis (talk) 02:50, 24 December 2007 (UTC)