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I love I-215, no argument there. Has there ever been any thought given to renaming sections of the belt route?
Radio people reporting traffic issues take forever to accurately identify where on I-215 there is a traffic problem.
What if you broke identification of the belt route into 4 pieces
1. I-215 west side retains the name i-215. The 15 because it runs parallel to i-15.
2. i-215 on the east side gets a new name of i-415. The 15 because it runs parallel to i-15.
3. I-215 on the south, east and west traffic becomes i-280 and 4. The short stretch on the north end becomes I-480.
That way when news reporters say we have an accident on 280 west bound at State street we will all know what section of road has the issue, the direction and with a cross street where we need to avoid.
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Becky - UDOT Communications (Verified Official)
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Agustin - UDOT Region 2 Communications (Registered User)
I've done some research and the naming convention for our interstates and belt routes comes from AASHTO (American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials).
AASHTO tells us the name of the major interstates and then each concentric belt route would be the next numeric number. For example we have I-15, and the most inner concentric belt route is I-215, and if we placed another belt route further outside it would be I-315. This standard is established by AASHTO to have consistency for the naming and identification of interstates and belt routes across the country.
Thanks and I hope this answers your question.
Closed Agustin - UDOT Region 2 Communications (Registered User)