A few years ago, I illustrated a book for Robert. St. John. I made the run from Jackson to Hattiesburg pretty frequently -- so frequently that I can tell you exactly when I am going to get some place in Hattiesburg when I leave the office. For example, last night I needed to be at dinner at 5. I made it there at 4:59. But what used to once be a straight shot down 49, is now getting clogged with new traffic signals. In the last couple of years, new traffic signals have popped up in:
Star.
At the Hwy. 35/49 intersection.
Collins.
Seminary.
What's next? Piney Woods? Mendenhall? The turn off to Sumrall?
No doubt they were all needed. I would hate to turn onto 49. But last night, at around 9 p.m., when there was no traffic, I found myself sitting at the Highway 35 intersection looking at a red light. The only thing I could figure is that a opossum must have tripped it. Me and the mosquitos sat and watched as it cycled back to green. I just sat there and wondered if 49 will end up being like Richland all the way to the Coast.
Oh the horror.
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Horror of all horrors!!! Wash your mouth out with soap!!! I need to be able to reach the coast in 6 hours without waiting at some @#A$% redlight at six in the morning.
that was funny! being from Simpson county, I travel 49 all the time. The red light at Star was a blessing. I cross that intersection twice a day going to and from work.
The Star light is a blessing -- but strikes terror in my heart when the yellow lights start flashing.
I wouldn't want to try to cross 49. It would be like the game FROGGER sped up 1000X.
The light at Star is a real blessing. It is/was no fun trying to cross 49 there. Even just turning into traffic. It was a close your eyes and floor it thing.
The one in collins/mt olive was the same way so needed. along with seminary. Saw way to many wrecks there in seminary, it was needed 10 years ago.
I LIKE the 35/49 light. I have to make that left handed turn onto 49 South. Talk about close your eyes and floor it..OMG.
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And people wonder why I take 10 to 12 to get to Slidell. I got so spoiled with all the freeways in SoCal that now I can't travel any other way.
All were needed if you are pulling onto 49. All are cursed if you are traveling on it. I've done the Seminary one before -- I am just glad I have leather seats.
A limited-access highway to the Coast would be a nice touch, but it ain't happening in my lifetime.
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