Some of these pics are old and most of the ugly places are way better now,more clean,etc.Here are a few pics:

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Reminds me of Cuban expressways

These freeways are just like the ones from the US.

These freeways are just like the ones from the US.
That's because they ARE in the USA. Most of Puerto Rico's freeways and tollways are built to full interstate standards and will be marked as such whenever PR is granted full USA statehood. They are proposed be numbered 'I-PR1' through 'I-PR4'.

Also, I find it to be most interesting in that speed limits in PR are posted in 'MPH' while distances are signed in 'km'.

Mike

This looks quite alright, except for those old concrete parts, that's really out of date, more like something from the 30's in Germany.

^But concrete freeways are very normal in the US.

Yeah, but not as bad as the ones (http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3158/1003696wy3.jpg) you show.

^What's wrong with them?

most of them are very good roads.
there are few roads that it would be good if they were renovated.

I want to see more pictures from around Ponce. San Juan is awesome but show the Southern City some love/props.

I don´t know these freeways are to yankee for me. They remind me of the freeways of the city of Monterrey in Mexico, I personally would prefer the mexican ones, because the speed limits in the U.S.A are rediculous.
Are the speed limits in Puerto Rico the same as in the u.s?

@AUchamps---It's not so easy to find pics about PR,specially freeway pics...

@gugasounds---Yup,speed limit over here is just like the US,too slow,I hate it ><

Those freeways aren’t up to interstate standards....

a lot of those highways have no shoulders, no breakdown lanes and short onramps with limited signage...... a lot of work would need to be done to bring those roads to interstate standards, unless it becomes another i278ny.

^They are done by US interstate standards.

^They are done by US interstate standards.

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/2495/10026109jr.jpg

^^ ^^

that road isnt build to interstate standards. :ohno:

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/2495/10026109jr.jpg

^^ ^^

that road isnt build to interstate standards. :ohno:
It reminds me of Texas with their Frontage Roads.

^Why?

I've seen lots of freeways in the US exactly like that...

San Juan is like Miami, Philly, Dallas, and other big cities... it had urban freeways long before Interstates, and those existing freeways were incorporated into the Interstate network during the 60s and 70s even though they weren't strictly up to Interstate standards. They might have long-since rebuilt it, but I remember driving through Jacksonville ~15 years ago with my parents and freaking out because there was a drawbridge in the middle of I-95. That could never, ever be done now... but it was considered OK "back then".

Ditto, for Texas. Dallas has some really nasty tight curves on I-35E that you can't help but wonder how many 18-wheelers have overturned trying to negotiate them. And suicidally short on and off ramps. TxDOT has gotten better, but even now they have a fetish for putting ramps that would be considered suicidally-short in Florida between freeways and adjacent access roads (just not on the roads that are officially designated as "Interstates".

And New York... dear god. I saw a picture of the Gowanus Expressway, and had nightmares about it for weeks... that road is downright scary.

As for the pic with the weird concrete divider, lots of cities use those to shift a lane back and forth between the two directions. They have a machine that picks them up from one side, and puts them back down ~8-10 feet away on the other side.

San Juan is like Miami, Philly, Dallas, and other big cities... it had urban freeways long before Interstates, and those existing freeways were incorporated into the Interstate network during the 60s and 70s even though they weren't strictly up to Interstate standards. They might have long-since rebuilt it, but I remember driving through Jacksonville ~15 years ago with my parents and freaking out because there was a drawbridge in the middle of I-95. That could never, ever be done now... but it was considered OK "back then".

As for the pic with the weird concrete divider, lots of cities use those to shift a lane back and forth between the two directions. They have a machine that picks them up from one side, and puts them back down ~8-10 feet away on the other side.
Interestingly, there is a new drawbridge being built to replace the old one on the I-95/495 (Capitol Beltway) Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River in the Washington, DC area.

Also, that movable barrier is called a 'Zipper' barrier. Yes, there are several of them in use elsewhere in the USA (I-H1 in Honolulu and I-87 on the Tappan Zee Bridge are two places that immediately come to mind).

Mike

^very true,I've seen the ones in Hawaii...

Here's a zipper barrier, and what I'm baffled by is that there is an overhead sign barrier in the middle. My question is how do they move the sign over when they "zipper" between sides? Wouldn't the overhead sign tip over?

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9153/zz4fg5.jpg

^The "zipper" barrier is just till you get to that curve I think...

*Bump*

I'm surprised to see all the signs are in Spanish since Puerto Rico is a part of the United States.

The USA doesn't have an official language and the majority of Puerto Ricans speak Spanish, so it is only natural that they would use Spanish on the traffic signs. What surprised me was that they use Imperial system to indicate speed limits since it is not a native system for Puerto Ricans.

^^Imperial System?

Are those mph?

Yeah, miles per hour.

Here are 2 aerials,wish I could find more:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/276217702_64cf1d564a_b.jpg

http://www.fotopaises.com/imagenes_a/US/PR/12926.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/38/87608579_a3d4a5302b_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/42/87608578_45bfa9777d_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/23/31687847_edcfcdb531_b.jpg

Nice, should'nt this be under the "Interstated don't suck, the whoop ass" therad.

^ Puerto Rico isn't part of the US, it's an unincorporated, organized territory of the US with commonwealth status.

will PR be incorporated in USA?

Puerto Rico is a territory of the USA and, IMHO, is on a track for full statehood within the next 10-20 years. As I mentioned in an earlier port, some of Puerto Rico's freeways and tollways will be marked as full interstates if/when statehood is granted. Their numbers will be from 'I-PR1' to 'I-PR4'.

Overall, Puerto Ricans are PROUD USA citizens - even more so because they are well aware of how things are going on other nearby islands.

Mike

Puerto Rico is a territory of the USA and, IMHO, is on a track for full statehood within the next 10-20 years. As I mentioned in an earlier port, some of Puerto Rico's freeways and tollways will be marked as full interstates if/when statehood is granted. Their numbers will be from 'I-PR1' to 'I-PR4'.

Overall, Puerto Ricans are PROUD USA citizens - even more so because they are well aware of how things are going on other nearby islands.

Mike

Exactly.

I find them similar to mexican freeways more than to the USA freeways.

I's strange that the speed limits are in miles per hour but the distance to the exits are marked in meters.

@mgk920---Hopefully it'll be a state before 2020 :) But there are lots of politicians(both from PR and the US)that don't want that to happen.

@Rodrigo---They're marked in kilometers right?

Puerto Rico is a territory of the USA and, IMHO, is on a track for full statehood within the next 10-20 years.

Overall, Puerto Ricans are PROUD USA citizens - even more so because they are well aware of how things are going on other nearby islands.
Seeing all these political speculations about the possibility of elevating English to the status of the official language and all the conservative anti-Latino hysteria in the media, I am not sure how well it will work out for Puerto Ricans. In case PR gains a full statehood, there will be much more leniency in using Spanish alongside English in all kinds of written documents, and it will upset some hardcore USA patriots :lol: Won't upset me for sure :)

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@Rodrigo---They're marked in kilometers right?

Right, speeds are in mph and distances in km.

Nice freeway system by the way.

Very Nice Pics.

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Is that Plaza?

^^Plaza Las Américas,correct!

Que hermoso es Puerto Rico!!! No sabìa que allì hay carreteras y ciudades asì modernas.:) Y como es hermosa tambien la naturaleza.:):)
Es mi sueno visitar esta estupenda isla (nativa de Ricky Martin, es verdad?).
Es un paìs independiente o hay algo con EE.UU?
Un saludo desde Croacia y invito a todos los Puertoriquenos y Caribeanos (se dice asì?) a visitar mi paìs, tambien lindo...:):):):cheers:

^^Your spanish is really good :)

Croatia is a beautiful country but it ain't very known(?) over here.

Yes we have modern cities just like the US,they're pretty much the same,the San Juan Metropolitan Area is just like Tampa and San Antonio...

Yes,Ricky Martin is from San Juan but currently his main home in Puerto Rico is in the San Juan suburb of Dorado.

Unfourtanetely we're neither an independent nation nor a state of the US,we're like a "colony"(seriously).

*Puertorriqueños
*Caribeños

By the way,can I ask you how/where you learned spanish?

^^Your spanish is really good :)

Croatia is a beautiful country but it ain't very known(?) over here.

Yes we have modern cities just like the US,they're pretty much the same,the San Juan Metropolitan Area is just like Tampa and San Antonio...

Yes,Ricky Martin is from San Juan but currently his main home in Puerto Rico is in the San Juan suburb of Dorado.

Unfourtanetely we're neither an independent nation nor a state of the US,we're like a "colony"(seriously).

*Puertorriqueños
*Caribeños

By the way,can I ask you how/where you learned spanish?

Gracias amigo. Me gustarìa escriberte en espanol... (aunque tengo una computadora con los signos italianos, es por eso que no hay los accentos espanoles y otros signos)... porque asì lo puedo practicar con vos.

Mi espanol???:lol: Lo aprendì este verano (es decir invierno) en Argentina.
Nada especial, tendrìa que estudiarlo y practicarlo mas, pero aquì en Italia no hay mucha oportunidad...

Y vos? Donde estàs? En Puerto Rico o EE.UU?
Fuiste en Europa y donde?:)

Vos sos el primer Puertorriqueno que conozco...:):):):cheers:

^^Yo vivo en Puerto Rico,la gran parte de mi corta vida la he vivido aquí en La Isla del Encanto.

Nunca he ido a Europa(por falta de dinero >< ),aunque sí a lugares de Estados Unidos y República Dominicana.

Somos muchos los puertorriqueños en todo el mundo y en la internet,hasta tenemos un foro aquí en SkyScraperCity.

Me gusta este nombre "La isla del Encanto":)

Voy a visitar el foro de ustedes, con mucho gusto. Quièn sabe, a lo mejor nos vemos una vez en Puerto Rico...?:):cheers:

^^Jeje,sería muy cool verte por acá algún día!

etsan buenas las autopistas de puerto rico.
Mi espanol??? Lo aprendì este verano (es decir invierno) en Argentina.
Nada especial, tendrìa que estudiarlo y practicarlo mas, pero aquì en Italia no hay mucha oportunidad...

Y vos? Donde estàs? En Puerto Rico o EE.UU?
Fuiste en Europa y donde?

Vos sos el primer Puertorriqueno que conozco... ¨

puedes entrar alforo de latinscrapers y ahí practicar tu español

Inglés por favor.

English please.

etsan buenas las autopistas de puerto rico.
¨

puedes entrar alforo de latinscrapers y ahí practicar tu español

Gracias Mejicano, lo harè con mucho gusto...
Espero encontrar algo de Manà para escuchar...
Son graaaaaaandes!!!:):):)

Este es un forum internacional.

Por favor respecten los otros y scriben en ingles!!!!! :mad:

Si quieren hablar en Espanol hay los forumes regionales.

Este es un forum internacional.

Por favor respecten los otros y scriben en ingles!!!!! :mad:

Si quieren hablar en Espanol hay los forumes regionales.

Hablo como quiero...:ohno:
Espanol es mas hablado del ingles en el mundo..

Mai lasa-ne cu tampeniile tale!

On topic: Imi plac autostrazile din Puerto Rico, se aseamana foarte mult cu cele din Statele Unite. Mi-ar placea sa vad si autostrazi in zone rurale, aveti poze?

Mai lasa-ne cu tampeniile tale!

On topic: Imi plac autostrazile din Puerto Rico, se aseamana foarte mult cu cele din Statele Unite. Mi-ar placea sa vad si autostrazi in zone rurale, aveti poze?

No se habla rumano en Puerto Rico...:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Nici spaniola pe subforumul international! :|

But if you continue, I can also speak a language you don't understand that well and it will one big mess around here (not that it isn't already). I know Spanish quite well, but there are others that don't. It's a matter of minimum respect for other people who don't speak latin-derived languages.

What said above: I am curious about freeways in the rural, more exotic areas of Puerto Rico, are there any pictures?

Gracias Mejicano, lo harè con mucho gusto...
Espero encontrar algo de Manà para escuchar...
Son graaaaaaandes!!!

Si a mi tambien me gusta mucho maná

Este es un forum internacional.

Por favor respecten los otros y scriben en ingles!!!!!

Si quieren hablar en Espanol hay los forumes regionales.

but there are others that don't.

Well, let me tell something, there are many countries that speak spanish:
Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela, Cuba, Republica Dominicana, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama.
It would be unrespectful to write in rumanian that no one inderstands.
But yeah, youre right we should write in english so everybody can understand.

[QUOTE=gugasounds;16688886]
It would be unrespectful to write in rumanian that no one inderstands.
[QUOTE]

Yes, I know - I was just trying to make a point, so that the Croatian guy could understand what this situation might be like to the other forumers from the Netherlands, Poland, etc. I also want to practice my Spanish, as it's a useful language to know, but I definitely won't do it here.

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/pr/050124-26/11.jpg

:ohno::ohno::The most interesting thing about these so called highways are the toll booths .They are operated by private companies, not government employees. The toll ranges from $I.00 to 35 cents.

It's called a concession to a private company for running the motorway. It's quite common internationally, especially in southern Europe (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia).

^^

I thought all the large highways in Puerto Rico were freeways.

In Puerto Rico, Autopistas (in Spanish) or Expressways are usually tollways. Funding for these expressways is collected by a system of tolls rather than the Interstate Highway System, although not all Autopistas are tolled. On all tollbooths, AutoExpreso, an electronic toll collection system, is accepted.

Autopistas are also locally known as Expressways, or Expresos (Spanish), or referred to by an individual name.


Controlled-access highways in Puerto Rico, many (but not all) which are tolled. All Autopistas are signed either as primary or as primary urban routes.

PRI-2 (Guaynabo to San Juan; San German to Peñuelas)
PR-5 (Tollway)
PR-18
PR-20 (Tollway)
PR-22 (Tollway)
PR-26
PR-30
PR-52 (Tollway)
PR-53 (Tollway)
PR-66 (Tollway, partially opened)

There are talks about PR-22 being concessionned(is that correct?) to a private company.

PR-2 San Germán, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04462.jpg

PR-2 Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04465.jpg

PR-2 Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04466.jpg

PR-52 "Ponce Toll" Ponce, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04468.jpg

PR-22 Arecibo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04480.jpg

PR-52 Caguas-San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04470.jpg

PR-52 Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05139.jpg

PR-52 Cayey, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05143.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05147.jpg

PR-53 Naguabo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05172.jpg

PR-66 Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05176.jpg

PR-18 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05188.jpg

PR-22 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05189.jpg

PR-22 "Buchanan Toll Plaza" Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05194.jpg

PR-5 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05198.jpg

PR-22 Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05217.jpg

PR-22 Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05220.jpg

PR-22 Arecibo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05227.jpg

Puerto Rico in my opinion, it's like a poor version of the US lol

Jesus fucken christ that's a lot of concrete!!

How many people in Puerto Rico?

^^ 4 million of which 2.5 million live in San Juan metro

OMG. Puerto Rico highways are very similar to Mexican ones. And what surprises me more is the fact that Puerto Rico freeways, I think the ones from San Juan are very similar to Monterrey, Mexico freeways (my city), I find them surprisingly similar, specially the frontage or access roads, because they are not so separate from the freeway.

not a rich country,but i like the cleanliness and orderliness
not crowded and filthy like my country.

Remember guys, Puerto Rico *IS* a part of the USA and will likely gain full statehood status within the foreseeable future. Many of PR's motorways are built to full USA interstate standards and will be numbered as such whenever they get that star on the flag.

Mike

^^What do you mean gogonza???

ManRegio,that could be because some freeways used to be normal highways and later upgraded to freeways...

Chris,yes and almost no freeways and a horrible freeway network(for being a very developed island),horrible traffic almost the entire day,not only rush hour(which are way longer than in most places by the way).

An average of 25,000 miles traveled yearly by each vehicle and a gallon won't give you more than half the mileage that's normal in the US.

mgk920, hopefully in the very near future :D

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05188.jpg

Kind of suprised..never thought Puerto Rico would have large freeways with 10-lanes?....but then i remembered its part of the U.S.:lol:.the freeways/toll roads are an exact copy as the freeways here in mainland U.S.

^^What do you mean gogonza???

ManRegio,that could be because some freeways used to be normal highways and later upgraded to freeways...

Chris,yes and almost no freeways and a horrible freeway network(for being a very developed island),horrible traffic almost the entire day,not only rush hour(which are way longer than in most places by the way).

An average of 25,000 miles traveled yearly by each vehicle and a gallon won't give you more than half the mileage that's normal in the US.

mgk920, hopefully in the very near future :D
I spent some time this evening going over high-resolution air photos of PR on Google Maps and noticed that there is a lot of highway construction going on in the Ponce area, almost like a full beltway is being developed. What is all going on there? Also, how close is PR 10 to being completed between Ponce and Arecibo?

Anyways, those roads in the island's interior look to be truly FASCINATING to explore and get lost on.

:cheers1:

Mike

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05188.jpg

Kind of suprised..never thought Puerto Rico would have large freeways with 10-lanes?....but then i remembered its part of the U.S.:lol:.the freeways/toll roads are an exact copy as the freeways here in mainland U.S.
Exactly :yes: :lol:

There are 2x6 freeways too :D

Yes there's a little beltway being constructed in Ponce,right now there's only 2 miles left for it to be concluded.It's a beltway but it has 1 at grade intersection(maybe in the future a viaduct will be constructed over it...

PR-10 will be completed by 2012,it's been a pretty costly road(over $800 million and it ain't a freeway).

2x6 freeways? 12-lanes? WoW!

^^They're a copy of the US because WE are part of the US :)

Hey christos,how many lanes is the widest motorway in Greece?

those roads in the island's interior look to be truly FASCINATING to explore and get lost on.

:cheers1:

Mike

Oh yes but I wouldn't like to have to take those roads to get to my house ><

:ohno::ohno::The most interesting thing about these so called highways are the toll booths .They are operated by private companies, not government employees. The toll ranges from $I.00 to 35 cents.

Most are tollways because we're not rich,our Government doesn't get as many funds from the US as the states do because we're a territory.Only 1 toll booth(Teodoro Moscoso Bridge) is operated by a private company. And tolls range up to $2.00

the language on the signs is spanish?

^^Yes

Is PR-2 between hormigueros and san german and san german to penuelas to interstate standards?

Is there why a reason there is a mix between metric and imperial? How silly -- that just gets confusing!

gars,PR-2 between Hormigueros to San Germán will be soon(about time!),from San Germán to Peñuelas yes altough the asfalt is in pretty bad shape...

Dan,we're used to it :D

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05188.jpg

Kind of suprised..never thought Puerto Rico would have large freeways with 10-lanes?....but then i remembered its part of the U.S.:lol:.the freeways/toll roads are an exact copy as the freeways here in mainland U.S.

This could be anywhere in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale metro area.

las autopistas de puerto rico son buenas , me gutan las fotos

gars,PR-2 between Hormigueros to San Germán will be soon(about time!),from San Germán to Peñuelas yes altough the asfalt is in pretty bad shape...

Dan,we're used to it :D
What's the latest story on that gap between Peñuelas and the end of the PR 52 tollway at Ponce? From aerial images it even looks like a right of way is already preserved for it.

Mike

^^PR-2 from between Peñuelas and Ponce is being converted into a freeway,only 1 intersection left.

PR-2 in San Germán has been upgraded to freeway standards and PR-2 in Hormigueros has 1 more intersection left...

More pics from San Juan:

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6176/1471661783993caf5debew8.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1779/109498701ab727ebec6brl4.jpg

This photo is a little bit old. In route to San Juan.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9162/zz4fg5pw1.jpg

The day Puerto Rico gains the full statehood, Lou Dobbs will have a heart attack :lol: :lol:

BTW, if Puerto Rico indeed becomes a 51st state, will English language be mandatory on Puerto Rican road signs?

^^Many people will...

About the second one,you'll have to ask the Congress!

Los freeways en Puerto Rico no tienen buisness lanes, verdad?

Puerto Rican freeways don´t have any buisness lane?

Los freeways en Puerto Rico no tienen buisness lanes, verdad?

Puerto Rican freeways don´t have any buisness lane?
What's a 'business lane'?

Mike

wel, here in Mexico we call it lateral lane, its two or three lanes that run paralel to the freeway and have acces to the shops or commerce on sides.

^^
In most of the USA, those are referred to as 'frontage roads' or sometimes 'access roads'. In much of Texas, those ubiquitous frontage roads along their freeways and tollways are often called 'feeders'.

Mike

Yes, some freeways here in Puerto Rico have that "business lanes" or access roads.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7761/10026098yk.jpg

^^Ooooh el se refiere a la marginal...

Yeah we call does "marginales", and theres alot of them.

^^Ooooh el se refiere a la marginal...

Hahahaha, I was wondering the same thing. We call them "Calle Marginal", as Intru said we have a lot of them in the island

A ok, aca en México les llamamos carriles laterales, son tres o dos carriles separados que tienen accesos a los diferentes comercios o establecimientos que están al lado del freeway.

Ok, here in Mexico as I said before we call them lateral lane, three or two lanes specially built to simplify the entrance or exit to the different kind of stablishments on the side of the freeway.

Next to the San Juan International Airport:

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p137/cidrena/DSCN2741.jpg

Didn't they have that removable barrier in San Juan?

^^Yep but it's only in parts of PR-22 and PR-18/52

The last pic is PR-26

Hey Bori, are there any plans to solve the Baldorioty's heavy traffic problem during rush hours?

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05437.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05438.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05440.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05441.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05450.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05451.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05453.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05456.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05458.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05460.jpg

@lunarCarpet: Not that I know of,the only thing the DOTP is thinking about is mass transit...

About those last pics:

First two are PR-52 in Cayey

Third is PR-52 in Caguas

Fourth is PR-52 between Caguas and San Juan

Fifth and sixth are PR-52/18 in San Juan

The rest I'm not sure...

The rest is the PR-52 between San Juan and Caguas, now with the construction of the reversible lane to Caguas.

^^Where exactly is the seventh picture?

eight and ninth is PR-52 in Caguas

tenth is PR-52 in Cayey

The seventh pic is exactly before the Montehiedra Town Center, or before the PR-199, not sure...from San Juan to Caguas.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2078523387_40aae5cba9_o.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5620/2517568314c21352fc47bcb7.jpg

I believe all this metric distances/imperial speeds are there to avoid traffic discussions, as probably 99,9% of all the cars in the Island (and their speedometers) are in imperial. I even can imagine the consequences of metrication:

- Look, agente, there says maximum speed 110, my speedo says 105, I was going fine...
- (sigh) Sí, man, but there says 110 kilometers, and you were at 105 mph.

Never been there, but I bet gas is sold in gallons too.

Never been there, but I bet gas is sold in gallons too.
No, petrol in PR is sold by litres. It seems that the only left-over from the past is the speed limit being posted in MPH.

http://almikul.home.comcast.net/images/rio_grande_benzin_station.jpg

PR freeway exit numbers' are based on mileage? or kilometers?

I believe all this metric distances/imperial speeds are there to avoid traffic discussions, as probably 99,9% of all the cars in the Island (and their speedometers) are in imperial. I even can imagine the consequences of metrication:

- Look, agente, there says maximum speed 110, my speedo says 105, I was going fine...
- (sigh) Sí, man, but there says 110 kilometers, and you were at 105 mph.
What were the experiences in Australia, Canada and Ireland when they converted from mph to km/h speed limits?

Mike

PR freeway exit numbers' are based on mileage? or kilometers?

Are based in kilometers. The longest road in Puerto Rico have about 230 kilometers (143 miles) and have some areas like freeways.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/2260882817_2f289dda86_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/470282779_2992786f6a_b.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2962857251_718f97eec5_b.jpg

It's amazing that such a small island has such wide freeways.

^^It belongs to the US, remember ;)

^^ Well, Alaska belongs to the US even more, but it doesn't have such wide freeways. ;)

Alaska: 0,6 million inhabitants. Puerto Rico: 3,9 million inhabitants. Maybe there's just more need for it. Alaska widest fwy is 2×3 AFAIK.

^^We don't get 15% of the funds we would if we were a state ><

Hopefully statehood will be granted in a few years :D

^^You need it, regarding the pics. Some of the pavement is quite bad IMO

How come you don't wanna be an independent nation? I mean, you're not the same as (US) Americans (except maybe with those in the south :lol:).

How come you don't wanna be an independent nation? I mean, you're not the same as (US) Americans (except maybe with those in the south :lol:).
Look to the left of Puerto Rico(Cuba) and look to the right(Dominican Republic).

You really think Puerto Rico wants to risk being like those 2 independent nations? Part of the pride of being from PR is that you don't have to sneak on a boat to get to the USA, because you already are American.

They're in a pretty good situation now, for PR this is probably the best :)

Look to the left of Puerto Rico(Cuba) and look to the right(Dominican Republic).

You really think Puerto Rico wants to risk being like those 2 independent nations? Part of the pride of being from PR is that you don't have to sneak on a boat to get to the USA, because you already are American.

Ok, but national conscience is usually bigger. :)

Ok, but national conscience is usually bigger. :)
And having an American passport is usually bigger than national conscience :lol: Besides, the only tyranny from the USA I can see is that they make Puerto Ricans use MPH for speed limits... and maybe not being able to buy Cuban cigars...

Puerto Rico rejected all four of status requests filed on the plebiscite held on December 13, 1998. The fifth column on the ballot, "None of the above", won an absolute majority of votes cast in the elections, which were distributed as follows:

-Petition 1, the Free Associated State (ELA) "Territory", 993 (0.1%) (actual status)
-Request 2, Free Association, 4536 (0.3%)
-Petition 3, Statehood, 728,157 (46.5%)
-Petition 4, Independence, 39,838 (2.5%)
-None of the above, 787,900 (50.3%)
-and void and blank ballots, 4846 (0.3%)

Votes of "None of the above" over the statehood was of 59,743 votes. From 2,197,824 registered voters (1998), voted 1,566,270, for a participation rate of 71.3%.
------------------------------------------

From years to now, most of the people think about a status change, and I think there are more support bye the people for the statehood.

And here a map of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, with the option of status that won in each one. (1998) Blue: Statehood; Red: None of the above.

http://electionspuertorico.org/images/mapas/1998.gif


The politicians are working to do another plebiscite soon, and resolve the problem of status.

The biggest problem is the fact that the majority the people of Puerto Rico don't know the benefits of becoming a state,most people think everything will be the same and that it'll be "English Only".

@AUchamps, they're both to our left,but you're totally right :)

Yeah, to the right are actually Virgin Islands. :D

Look to the left of Puerto Rico(Cuba) and look to the right(Dominican Republic).



Better yet, look in an atlas :lol:

(Puerto Rico is not situated between Cuba and the Dominican Rep.)

Better yet, look in an atlas :lol:

(Puerto Rico is not situated between Cuba and the Dominican Rep.)
Touche, but I'm talking about in the sense of the "Big 3" Spanish-speaking Caribbean nations. Yes I was wrong in that PR is furthest to the east, but you still get the point I was trying to make.

Gaining a statehood within the Union would more likely cause conservative politicians from the mainland to revise their "English as official language" agenda. Plus, it would be the first state to use metric system in almost all aspects of life. I would only welcome this move.

Gaining a statehood within the Union would more likely cause conservative politicians from the mainland to revise their "English as official language" agenda. Plus, it would be the first state to use metric system in almost all aspects of life. I would only welcome this move.
I wouldn't. We don't need a Quebec type situation in the USA. Besides, metric is like soccer. Let everyone enjoy it, but allow the USA to enjoy our measurement system the same way we love American Football.

Should Puerto Rico join the Union, you would still be able to enjoy your outdated system and unique 'football'. No worries there, mate.

What would the expected party balance of PR's two USSenators and expected 6 USHouse Representatives be?
(Keeping in mind, of course, that: a) PR's 'Resident Commissioner', essentially non-voting delegate to the USHouse, in recent years has been a Republican, and b) when Alaska and Hawaii were granted statehood in 1959, AK was expected to be overwhelmingly 'D' and HI was expected to be solidly 'R', while the reality has been the direct opposite.)

Mike

To answer that question is to understand the dominant political parties in Puerto Rico as they exist today.

-Partido Popular Democrático(PPD, or Popular Democratic Party): These guys want to keep the status quo in Puerto Rico(and even go toward the same status that the USA gives to the Marshall Islands and the likes) and their leanings are very much in line with that of the Democrat Party here.

-Partido Nuevo Progresista(PNP, or New Progressive Party): These guys are the pro-state party and interestingly enough are a centrist party that has top party officials aligning with the Republicans and others aligning with the Democrats. The PNP is the party that the non-voting Congressman in DC is affiliated with(he's one of the Republican leaning PNP ppl), the current Governor, which I'm not sure if he's been thrown in jail yet, is a PNP guy that is also a registered Democrat, and the PNP has supermajorities in PR's House of Representatives and Senate.

AUchamps, you seem to know a lot about Puerto Rico, except for where it is. :D

The current governor is PPD, the governor that have 24 federal charges. But the winners of the elections 2008 are both PNP, the governor and the resident comissioner. The governor elected recently is Republican, but the resident comissioner is Democrat. Both pro-statehood.

Two pics that I found anywhere...

PR-52 (Salinas, Puerto Rico)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2313382254_f473e0e4fe_b.jpg


PR-10 (Utuado, Puerto Rico)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/2273223018_6be661b921_b.jpg

^^ Incredible rocks!

That was some demolishing work indeed :omg:

@ AUchamps: Puerto Rico wouldn't be like Quebec because we're barely 4 million people,it would be less than 2% of the population of the US(unlike Quebec which has a pretty big % of Canada's population). Also we're an island,it's not like we're your closest neighbor. ABout sports,our main sports are pretty much the same as in the US with the exception of ice hockey and american football(which has a nice ammount of fans,mostly educated and with high income). Although PR is pretty conservative,it would most likely be the most Democratic state right up there with Hawaii. Like alexis91 said,the current Governor is from the PDP and Democrat,the Governor-elect is PNP and Republican.

@alexis91: I'm pretty sure the first pic is PR-53 somewhere in Salinas or Guayama. The second one pic is PR-10 which is NOT a freeway.

The first pic is in PR-52 in Salinas, from Cayey, near the toll. The second pic I know is not an freeway, but it has the capacity to be, and is one of the most important roads of the island, because it cross the island north to south, linking the cities of Arecibo and Ponce.

PR-52 in Ponce, PR

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/13741476.jpg

^^First pic is PR-53, I'm sure :D

Another pic, PR-52( PR-18 in that area) from San Juan to Caguas:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/3015439.jpg

I was about to say these pictures look like the United States but Puerto Rico is the United States. Nice pictures.

PR-26 from Carolina to San Juan:

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee315/dennis_sk1/2246981187_85303a395d_o.jpg

3/4 km? :lol: It's the first time I see such a weird notation.

1.4 km ^^, i guess.

I have seen very many notations thus in United States (3/4 miles), the unique thing that are in miles.

I have seen very many notations thus in United States (3/4 miles), the unique thing that are in miles.
Miles are different in that they cannot be conveniently expressed in smaller units, so Americans had to use the fractions of a mile (very few people know how many yards or feet in a mile). In Puerto Rico, you are blessed with metres and kilometres, so instead of writing 3/4 km, you could write 750 m :lol:

Miles are different in that they cannot be conveniently expressed in smaller units, so Americans had to use the fractions of a mile (very few people know how many yards or feet in a mile). In Puerto Rico, you are blessed with metres and kilometres, so instead of writing 3/4 km, you could write 750 m :lol:

Ohh ok I agree with that of meters..

Weird notation indeed. In the Netherlands we always say xxx metres or x kms. Never 1.5 km or sth.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/2273223018_6be661b921_b.jpg
The view (rocks-mountains) is stunning indeed - very amazing :)
Provided that it is motorway of wide circulation, why they haven't put some good of hedge in utmost the street, for the case of landslip?
Exist at least warning do plates for the same reason?

Yes I think there are warnings in the area by the danger of landship...

Look at that pic...

PR-10 Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/80901965_a3a3ddee4c_b.jpg

They needed some pretty good explosives to build that road :lol:

Some how yes... :lol:

What gorgeous scenery! I definitely want to visit someday.

Yes I think there are warnings in the area by the danger of landship...

Look at that pic...

PR-10 Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/80901965_a3a3ddee4c_b.jpg

That's definitely not in Adjuntas..has to be Arecibo or Utuado

I have passed through that area in many ocassions and I remember it is between Ponce and Adjuntas.

You can search it in Google Earth with Panoramio checkmarked

Yeah to me it looks like Ponce to Adjuntas

Las Américas Highway (PR-18), looking to Santurce (San Juan)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2248/2187400227_be2d02f93a_b.jpg

Nice pic ^^

Luis A. Ferré Highway (PR-52) Ponce, Puerto Rico

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/160/435334322_82a79fa86e_b.jpg

Communist signs ;) (they have those big letters too in a lot of ex Soviet states)

:lol:

And Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth with United States (Asociated Free State)....:D

hahah those big letters were installed about 4 years ago, like they were a monument. None other city in Puerto Rico have their letters.

Wow amazing thread. I'm gonna have to participate a little more! ;)

Luis A. Ferré Highway (PR-52) Ponce, Puerto Rico

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/160/435334322_82a79fa86e_b.jpg

In Ponce their also have a much more smaller version of that letters on a bowling alley a few kilometers(1.5 miles) back on Cotto Laurel . But that ones have wheels and they also used them for activities.

PR-22 and PR-20 Interchange in Guaynabo

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7402/caosrattaratratra.jpg

PR-22 and PR-20 Interchange in Guaynabo

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7402/caosrattaratratra.jpg

Ouch!

^^Happens everyday

Everyday not that horrible, but ocassionaly...

Two pics that I found anywhere...

PR-52 (Salinas, Puerto Rico)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2313382254_f473e0e4fe_b.jpg


I love this pic. It feels, very different from the north. Exotic and desertic. I love the highways around Salinas.

PR-22 & PR-52 Interchange

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1391/cimg3531.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2048/cimg3533.jpg

PR-20

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2262/cimg3564.jpg

PR-52 Cayey
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3457304479_186df0f7c0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gigabit77/3457304479/in/pool-95296785@N00

PR-52 Salinas
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3620501975_45d29868e4_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39345744@N08/3620501975/

PR-66 Canóvanas
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3612452400_5131ac4bd8_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinborland/3612452400/

Puente Teodoro Moscoso
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1436/3635036646504bd27a5ab43.jpg

PR-22 in Bayamón
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2492646093_b36ab50679_b.jpg

PR-26 in Santurce
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/608340715_c70c53d804_o.jpg

PR-26 looking towards Santurce
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/281/18187214.jpg

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Jesús T. Piñero Expressway (PR-17) - San Juan

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/e89242a0.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/50b307e8.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/16a4e491.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/25081bf9.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/7937a7bb.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/38260bed.jpg


Luis Muñoz Rivera Expressway (PR-1) - San Juan

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/838aa65f.jpg

Las Américas Expressway (PR-18) - San Juan

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/b5d4c8e8.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/024bb8e5.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/80492483.jpg


Luis A. Ferré Highway (PR-52) - San Juan-Caguas (southward)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/98e2a62b.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/b7146682.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/bfcb1366.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/e4aee0f7.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/adec1704.jpg

^^Great pics, gotta love USA :)

PR is a great looking country!

Photos of some Highways, Freeways and Expressways of Puerto Rico

PR-53 Salinas/Guayama
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/16d61401.jpg

PR-53 Salinas/Guayama
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/d67dcb51.jpg

PR-53 Guayama
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/96a9d9f0.jpg

PR-53 Guayama
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/43db7405.jpg

PR-53 Guayama
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/a20f1f81.jpg

End of PR-53 Start of PR-54 in Guayama
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/f584425e.jpg

PR-53 Patillas
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/57abed63.jpg

PR-53 Maunabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/eb4c5eec.jpg

PR-53 Maunabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/59eb7bb7.jpg

PR-53 Maunabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/92e44836.jpg

PR-53 " Maunabo Tunnels" Maunabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/69a78346.jpg

Tunnel on PR-53 Maunabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/aa8cf616.jpg

Tunnel on PR-53 Maunabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/55b8e9fe.jpg

End of PR-53 Maunabo, int. PR-901 (Next length in construction)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/b316a9fb.jpg

PR-53 from PR-901 Maunabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/4518ad17.jpg

PR-53 Yabucoa
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/32ba5474.jpg

PR-53 Yabucoa
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/b26bc902.jpg

PR-53 Yabucoa/Humacao
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/8d620468.jpg

PR-30 Humacao/Las Piedras
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/7a62c60e.jpg

PR-30 Las Piedras
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/d6ab50a8.jpg

PR-30 Juncos/Gurabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/e6ea155b.jpg

PR-30 Gurabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/c08f6b23.jpg

PR-30 Gurabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/d8192a3e.jpg

PR-30 Caguas
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/eefb0c51.jpg

PR-18 Río Piedras (San Juan)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/2d89f700.jpg

PR-18 Río Piedras (San Juan)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/e863a509.jpg

PR-18 Río Piedras (San Juan)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/fb24fe57.jpg

PR-18 Río Piedras (San Juan)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/cd249277.jpg

PR-18 Hato Rey (San Juan)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/a71ab606.jpg

PR-18 Hato Rey (San Juan)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/4b4c22b2.jpg

PR-22 Puerto Nuevo (San Juan) (San Patricio on background)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/f7878670.jpg

PR-22 Puerto Nuevo (San Juan)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/a0b53334.jpg

PR-22 Guaynabo
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/5bd68d15.jpg

PR-5 Bayamón (south)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/4b42c576.jpg

PR-5 Bayamón (south)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/ffd5fa21.jpg

PR-5 Bayamón (south)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/5c492eaa.jpg

PR-5 Toa Alta
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/f23c59ce.jpg

PR-5 Toa Alta/Naranjito[B]
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/bcb380bb.jpg

[B]PR-5 Naranjito (Southward)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/fe50ad86.jpg

PR-5 Naranjito (Northward)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/408ce46c.jpg

PR-5 Naranjito (Northward)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/364856a7.jpg

PR-5 Naranjito (Northward)
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/7f7e0f84.jpg

PR-5 Naranjito/Toa Alta
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/9e1ab935.jpg

PR-22 Barceloneta
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/miguelpr91/d3a03c9c.jpg


*All photos were taken by me recently.

PR-52, Luis A. Ferré Highway, looking west, Juana Díaz-Ponce, PR
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k30/luisrp/SkycraperCity/IMG_6278.jpg

PR-22, José De Diego Highway, looking west, Guaynabo, PR
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3965385241_160841b3f6_b.jpg

These days i am searching for a particurarly road, wich probably located in Puerto Rico; the road is from the opening scene of fast and furious 4, the hijack on fuel train track. The info from movie says that its in Dominican rep., but the middle yellow lines (i remember the scene) are not in that country (Dominican rep. middle lines are white, Puerto Rico are). Do you know that particurarly road if its located in Puerto Rico?

I doubt if it was shot in Puerto Rico, I've seen that movie too, and the landscapes were too desert-like to be in Puerto Rico. I think it was shot in Mexico.

I doubt if it was shot in Puerto Rico, I've seen that movie too, and the landscapes were too desert-like to be in Puerto Rico. I think it was shot in Mexico.

I think its shot in the Mojave Desert in Cali , alot Desert Theme films are:)

PR-52 Cayey

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1436/3635036646504bd27a5ab43.jpg

USA by the grace of God! :cheers:

Guys thanks for the infos, i will search soon one of your notes (countries) to see...

PR-3 en Maunabo, PR

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects8.jpg

PR-3 Interchange

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects6.jpg

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects9.jpg

PR-187

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects7.jpg

Túneles de Maunabo

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects5.jpg

PR-66

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects3.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/100144/Picture%2016/web.png

http://www.emdi.net/

Photos from Better Roads Asphalt Corp.'s website
Fotos del sitio web de Better Roads Asphalt Corp.

I found out Highway 18 is the busiest in Puerto Rico at 270,000 vehicles per day.

PORTO rico é muito bonito, essas rodovias estilo americanas são minhas favoritas , um abraço do brasil !!

@Chris: How did you find that out?

@Di-brazil: Muchas gracias hermano!

I don't know where you got that info, but PR-18 is only a small segment of the PR-52, which is San Juan - Caguas - Ponce.

PR-18 is characterized is perhaps one of the only segments of the Puerto Rico highway system with 10 lanes. That may be why it holds the title.

^^Yo tambien habia leido eso, antes estaba como por los 300,000 ADT


Expreso José de Diego

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4850/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4851/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4852/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4857/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1007/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1008/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4859/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1011/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1016/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1017/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1018/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1019/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1020/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4764/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1022/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4769/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1023/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_1024/web.jpg

Fotos por davsot >_>

Very nice photo-upates from Puerto Rico freeways; Espreso Jose de Diego also connects San Juan or not?

Yep, it is San Juan - Arecibo. Connects all the suburbs in the North.

Is there any plan in place to make Puerto Rican freeway signs bilingual? I was just wondering that if PR joins the Union, one of the impacts (not a major one) would be having some freeways added to the Interstate System, like those H- interstates in Hawaii.

They are already in the Interstate system :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Puerto_Rico_Interstates.svg/675px-Puerto_Rico_Interstates.svg.png
(not all of these routes are freeways, and not all freeways are shown)

Is there any plan in place to make Puerto Rican freeway signs bilingual? I was just wondering that if PR joins the Union, one of the impacts (not a major one) would be having some freeways added to the Interstate System, like those H- interstates in Hawaii.

They are already in the PR- system and yes, we would probably make signs billingual, but other things would remain the same. Like how we use the metric system.

Also, remember there is no official language in the US.

Also, remember there is no official language in the US.

This is strange, but I hope the Tea Party pressure change that... Don't know if it would require a law or a Constitutional Amendment, though...

Anyway, metric system would be a headache, but now I think US should join the rest of the world in adopting the metric system. Even Canada has joined.

They are already in the PR- system and yes, we would probably make signs billingual, but other things would remain the same. Like how we use the metric system.

Also, remember there is no official language in the US.

While there is no official language wouldn't this violate MUTCD?

This is strange, but I hope the Tea Party pressure change that... Don't know if it would require a law or a Constitutional Amendment, though...

Anyway, metric system would be a headache, but now I think US should join the rest of the world in adopting the metric system. Even Canada has joined.

Oh you like the Tea Party eh , that explains alot of your anti-Rail / Transit comments here. Its there Island , let them keep it even when they join the union. It would cost millions in new signage....I like having no official language , makes our country unique.

While there is no official language wouldn't this violate MUTCD?

There's that metric interstate in Arizona, so I doubt it violates MUTCD

There's that metric interstate in Arizona, so I doubt it violates MUTCD
I-19 was a test, sanctioned by MUTCD. Arizona's Dept. of Transportation is actually in the progress of re-numbering those exits and markers to Imperial.

I-19 was a test, sanctioned by MUTCD. Arizona's Dept. of Transportation is actually in the progress of re-numbering those exits and markers to Imperial.

I guess Maryland tried metric system in the 80's, am I wrong?

Maybe they can use both systems.

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^^ About the Tea Party off topic remark: I'm not a fan of them, though I like that they are at least breaking the political inertia that was transforming almost all Congressional Districts into semi-hereditary feuds. They also do US at least bringing to the national spotlight things like deficit, out of control immigration and so. But I don't buy their curbside-libertarianism, nor do I support their TV/radio folks like Sarah Pallin or Glenn Beck.
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Anyhow, in a very hypothetically scenario, the text signaling of US is not compatible with multi-language environment. In Europe that works because almost all relevant traffic signals are pictographs, not texts (and even then some not-yet-standardized signaling like zones with restrictions for old and more polluting vehicles causes confusion).

I have no problem with the 'no official language' thing in the USA - and I live in a state that where, for many years after statehood, English was a minority language (in the late 19th and very early 20th Century, the #1 language spoken in Wisconsin was German). As generations passed on, everything coalesced to English.

Also, New Mexico, a strong, stable part of the USA, has had a very strong Spanish-language/Latino presence, perhaps even majority, ever since before statehood.

Back to roads, isn't that 'I-PR3' likely to circle back around to 'I-PR1' (south), especially with that construction activity in the Maunabo area? I would also add PR 30 between Caguas and Humacao to the 'system' as 'I-PR4'.

Mike

While there is no official language wouldn't this violate MUTCD?

I don't even know how I stumbled upon this link, but found it interesting.

Most of the gas stations sell by liter. I think this is because most of the gasoline companies here are regional to Central America and the Caribbean so they go by those countries. Meters, liters, all we have are speed limit signs in MPH and the US cars display MPH obviously.

http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/signs/

Back to roads, isn't that 'I-PR3' likely to circle back around to 'I-PR1' (south), especially with that construction activity in the Maunabo area? I would also add PR 30 between Caguas and Humacao to the 'system' as 'I-PR4'.

Mike

Through PPPs, the government is trying to accelerate the completion of the tollway loop around the Island. Big projects in this administration include extension of the PR-22 expressway from Arecibo to Aguadilla. This will complete the west segment of the loop. The completion of the PR-3 expressway will take a little while longer since they have to bore another tunnel through the mountains, but the first tunnel is wonderful, they just need to receive funds for the construction.

The extension of the PR-66 expressway (PR-3) has also been met with some criticism because it would go right through the last remaining coastal buffer zone for El Yunque. El Yunque is Puerto Rico's most famous national park and one of the most important rainforests of the Caribbean. Scientist and other experts say development around El Yunque has contributed to the reduction in rainfall levels.

I am in favor of the loop, but not in favor of the unregulated development Puerto Rico has been promoting since the 1950s. Sprawl, sprawl, sprawl. Everywhere. If they want to build that expressway without getting sued, they should prepare a land use plan so the land around the coastal buffer zone, known as the Northeast Ecological Corridor, does not get developed.

Hotel agencies are pushing to build two hotels, the battle has opponents on every side. Just last year, our governor rewrote history when he became the first elected official to dismantle protection from a nature reserve, the Northeast Ecological Corridor. This essentially put in jeopardy years and years of efforts from the local population to protect the Northeast Ecological Corridor from development.

I will bring more photos soon.

They are already in the Interstate system :)


But they are not signed, just like Alaska's. I would love for PR and AK to sign their interstates :cheers:

You mean like I-80? You mean like with an "I"? How do you know if an expressway is signed?

PR-22

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4873/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/100844/IMG_6438/web.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/4025631161_25e9cd866d_b.jpg

Exp. Las Américas

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4874/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4921/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/101056/IMG_4923/web.jpg

You mean like I-80? You mean like with an "I"? How do you know if an expressway is signed?
It is 'signed' when the signs with whatever number/design are physically placed along the road.

:wink2:

Mike

It is 'signed' when the signs with whatever number/design are physically placed along the road.

:wink2:

Mike

Well then WTF there are signs everywhere!!!! If this is true, everyone who has ever said PR roads aren't signed have been wrong.

PR-3 en Maunabo, PR

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects8.jpg

PR-3 Interchange

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects6.jpg

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects9.jpg

PR-187

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects7.jpg

Túneles de Maunabo

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects5.jpg

PR-66

http://www.emdi.net/projects/images/projects3.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/davsot/100144/Picture%2016/web.png

http://www.emdi.net/

Photos from Better Roads Asphalt Corp.'s website
Fotos del sitio web de Better Roads Asphalt Corp.

[QUOTE=davsot;58375539]Well then WTF there are signs everywhere!!!! If this is true, everyone who has ever said PR roads aren't signed have been wrong.

But, those PR roads with Interstate Route numbers are not signed WITH their Interstate numbers, therefore they are unsigned INTERSTATE routes.

^^ yeah, that is what I meant.... they are not signed with the "official" interstate shield/number. These is the case of all Alaska and Puerto Rico Interstates.. and until just recently Hawaii's Interstate H201 which was signed as Hawaii State Route 78 until only a few years ago when they finally changed it to Intestate H201 with its official sign. Even to the day portions of H201 and directional signs to H201 are still signed as SR78

how differ freeways and highways or thats same meanings?

Well, freeways are expressways that are free to use.

Highways in my definition are elevated expressways.

Puerto Rico doesn't really have freeways, I wanted to suggest we change the name of the thread to Puerto Rican Expressways because a majority of expressways here are not really free.

A tollways is an expressway with tolls, not free lolz.

A freeway is a road that is free flowing. Like a motorway or Autobahn.

A freeway is a road that is free flowing. Like a motorway or Autobahn.

I agree with you Chris. To me a freeway is a limited access road that is free of traffic lights (and therefore free flowing) regardless of whether is tolled or not. The term highway is not uniquely used for elevated roads and/or viaducts but for all major roads regardless of whether on grade or elevated. Expressway is just another term for freeway in my opinion.... but perhaps could be a freeway with limited entries/exits or a high occupancy freeway/lanes?

Woops my bad!

I was reading around Wikipedia and learned!

So apparently, PR-22, PR-52, PR-53 and PR-66 are freeways.

PR-1, PR-2 and PR-3 are expressways.

Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeway

New PR-10 segment. This is an expressway (I found) similar to Crowsnest Hwy in Vancouver, BC

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4759978717_291c637881_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davsot/4759978717/)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davsot/4759978717/

Olle ese puente se parece a uno que hay en un video juego y el video juego es en una isla. Cuando juge el juego el carro se me callo por el puente! :3 Se llama "Just cause 2" el juego. Bonitas las fotos tanbien!

I have opened a thread about PR-22 in the PR subforum. It's in spanish, but i hope to put many of pics scattered around the forum in here.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=64923481#post64923481

Here are some great pictures:

Autopistas de Puerto Rico

PR-52 "Peaje de Ponce" Ponce, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04468.jpg

PR-22 Arecibo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04480.jpg

PR-52 Caguas-San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC04470.jpg

PR-52 Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05139.jpg

PR-52 Cayey, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05143.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05147.jpg

PR-53 Naguabo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05172.jpg

PR-66 Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05176.jpg

PR-18 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05188.jpg

PR-22 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05189.jpg

PR-22 "Plaza Peaje Buchanan" Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05194.jpg

PR-5 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05198.jpg

PR-22 Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05217.jpg

PR-22 Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05220.jpg

PR-22 Arecibo, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05227.jpg

PR-52 Caguas, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05437.jpg

PR-52 Caguas, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05438.jpg

PR-52 Caguas, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05440.jpg

PR-52 Caguas/San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05441.jpg

PR 18/52 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05450.jpg

PR 18/52 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05451.jpg

PR-52 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05453.jpg

PR-52 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05456.jpg

PR-52 Caguas, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05458.jpg

PR-52 Cayey, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/DSC05460.jpg

PR-22 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5620/2517568314c21352fc47bcb7.jpg

PR-17 San Juan/Carolina, Puerto Rico (Puente Teodoro Moscoso)
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/202310.jpg

PR-26 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/2260882817_2f289dda86_b.jpg

PR-26 Carolina, Puerto Rico
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/470282779_2992786f6a_b.jpg

PR-22 y PR-1 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2962857251_718f97eec5_b.jpg

PR-18/52 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/3015439.jpg

PR-26 San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee315/dennis_sk1/2246981187_85303a395d_o.jpg

PR-52 Salinas, Puerto Rico
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2313382254_f473e0e4fe_b.jpg

PR-52 Ponce, Puerto Rico
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/djcaro91/Urbanismo/13741476.jpg

Who pays for these new freeways? The Feds or PR government?

I don't think that they're that new

^^
Well, I would assume that the tollways are mostly covered by toll revenue, but I'm not sure on the rest.

Anyways, there are new interstate-compatible highways under construction in Puerto Rico - one in and west of Ponce and the other, involving extensive tunneling, running southward from Humacao.

Mike

It's likely been mentioned in this thread (EDIT: Like at the top of this page...whoops LOL), but PR has unsigned interstate highways.

It's likely been mentioned in this thread, but PR has unsigned interstate highways.
They are 'unsigned' because Puerto Rico is not (yet) a USA state.

Mike

Hmm...then why are Alaska's interstates (the ones that are actually freeways) unsigned as well then?

They are 'unsigned' because Puerto Rico is not (yet) a USA state.

Mike

They also have a lower speed limit than non-interstate Puerto Rican motorways

Hmm...then why are Alaska's interstates (the ones that are actually freeways) unsigned as well then?
Alaska DOT never got around to it?

:dunno:

Mike

Timelapse of PR-52 from Salinas to PR-199 in San Juan (65 kilometers)

GYKOquYL9I8

Video is over a year old. It ain't mine.

PR-52 in Southern Puerto Rico

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k30/luisrp/SkycraperCity/Project1-1.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k30/luisrp/SkycraperCity/Project2.jpg

PR-52 Southbound in Caguas

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9355/45692471.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/148/45692471.jpg/)
daviones (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45692471)

Hmm.........

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9433/p1010208yt6.jpg

So cars sold in Puerto Rico uses Miles Per Hour? (like in the Mainland USA)

:)

aqui les dejo algunos video de la pelicula fast and furious 5, aunque esta pelicula en parte fue filmada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, pues las escenas en San Juan pasaron para los videntes como si fuera brazil. estas escenas fueron filmadas en el sector de hato rey la zona bancaria de San Juan, en el mismo muestra algunas de las avenidas y el puente Moscoso


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