Originally Posted by
dedhed
At work ! What are you doing surfing BF?
Because my position lets me take my hour lunch in convenient 10 minute snippets.
Originally Posted by
ks1g
Looking at your map, how are the crossings to either side of Greenbrier Pkwy (the Battlefield Blvd or Indian River Rd overpasses)? Looking at the google maps overhead image, while there is a decent-looking shoulder on the overpass, the approaches and rest of the roadway appears to lack any shoulder of substance (typical VDOT design flaw, and it makes any backup due to accident or disabled vehicle MUCH worse). Are there any bus routes in your area you could use to cross I64? I looked into this when I thought I'd have to be commuting through an area where the most direct route crossed a major highway and is unbikeable. Alternates added several miles to an already longish ride, so I was seriously considering doing bike-bus-bike.
Battlefield is a little lighter, but undergoing construction at the moment. Indian River is pretty hairy during the work week due to Regent University being right off of it. I'm actually considering going one overpass further down past Indian River, to Providence Road. It's just an overpass, no ramps, and has sidewalks on either side. It's also much lighter traffic because it's mostly neighborhood traffic and a little traffic to schools on that road.