User talk:FreewayDan

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 * not wanted doing via rc 2600:1700:2843:8000:D8A5:D1B8:A0A8:E8A6 (talk) 23:11, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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Television station disambiguation pages
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Section headings again
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"Future I-27"
I think that it's rather premature to make those additions to various articles. First, while US 87's corridor may be added to the Interstate Highway System, we don't know that US 87's specific routing will be added. That means that the interchange with a future I-27 may not be in those specific locations. Second, "Future I-27" is a specific designation. There's a semantic difference between "I-74" and "Future I-74" in North Carolina, for example, and that difference would apply to a theoretical "Future I-27", which would have to be approved by AASHTO before it was applied to a roadway. In short, we need more sources to retain the edits you made.  Imzadi 1979  →   01:24, 21 March 2022 (UTC)


 * So noted with an abject apology. In regard to "more sources to retain" my edit, this link mentions that the US 87 relief route in Big Spring as a possibility for the future I-27 extension.
 * https://www.bigspringherald.com/news/n-u-s-hwy-87-relief-route-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-took-place-wednesday/article_573950f4-d739-11ea-975c-c313b67789c8.html FreewayDan (talk) 23:59, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

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