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markodochartaigh

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27. 75, Central Expressway used to be far worse.

Reply to JCMach1 (Reply #25)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:52 PM

Jul 8

When I moved to Dallas in 1986 it was two lanes each way from 635 south. Some of the onramps were literally less than 100 feet long. It wasn't uncommon to see cars with people hanging out the back driver's side window frantically waving people over so the driver could get on the expressway. Having a blowout was a death sentence if traffic was moving. Traffic often was not moving, it was often a twenty mile long parking lot.

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