Talk:Interstate 182/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Bneu2013 (talk · contribs) 05:18, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Starting this review. I will post my comments as soon as I finish reading the article. Bneu2013 (talk) 05:18, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Opening comments

I will be conducting this review section be section. When replying to comments, please use  Done,  Fixed,  Added,  Not done,  Doing..., or  Removed, followed by any comment you'd like to make. I will be striking out my comments as they are redressed. Bneu2013 (talk) 03:44, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Route description

*They then crosses over the Yakima River and intersect SR 240 - change to "They then cross over the Yakima River and intersect with SR 240".

• • Done.
• It then passes Gesa Stadium, a minor league ballpark - link "minor league" to Minor League Baseball.
  • Done.
• As a component of the Interstate Highway System, the entire 15-mile (24 km) corridor of I-182 is listed as part of the National Highway System, a national network of roads identified as important to the national economy, defense, and mobility; - this is unnecessary, as all interstate highways are part of the NHS.
  • I think it's necessary to have in the context of Washington highways (and the state designation), and it seems to be well received in other Interstate articles.
    • The state designation is certainly important, however, I still think the mentioning the NHS is unnecessary, and other users seem to agree ([1]). I'd be willing to let this slide, however.
• The freeway is maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), who conduct an annual survey of traffic volume that is expressed in terms of average annual daily traffic (AADT), a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. - this sentence could possibly be condensed.
  • Removed the last bit.
• Average traffic volumes on the highway in 2016 ranged from a minimum of 11,000 vehicles at the I-82 interchange to a maximum of 67,000 vehicles at its eastern interchange with SR 240. - is this the most recent data that is available?
  • It is the most recent year with static data. WSDOT moved to a geoportal that does not provide static links, so data for 2019 (the last normal year) isn't available anymore.

*This is certainly optional, but you might want to consider moving the last paragraph to the top of this section, as it provides more of an overview of the route.

• • Washington articles are not written in this style unless the RD is subdivided, as it would be more confusing to readers who do not have context of the locations of the traffic counts.
    • Ok, I was thinking of situations where the given location is more generic, such as "the route carries x number of vehicles a day along its western section".

*No need to mention that the route is concurrent with US 12 more than once in this section, as it is specified in the lead that this concurrency exists throughout the entire corridor.

• • Since there are two more concurrencies stacked on top of I-182/US 12, I think it is necessary to avoid confusion.
    • Ok, I'll let this one slide.

Predecessor highways and crossings

*The Tri-Cities region gained its first overland connection in July 1888 with the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway's permanent bridge over the Columbia River between Kennewick and the new town of Pasco. - specify what an "overland connection" is.

• • The term is self-explanatory and I don't think it needs to be spelled out.
    • The main concern I had here was that the word "overland", per its definition, implies a land route. I don't think many people would describe crossing a river bridge as "traveling overland". If the sentence only read "The Tri-Cities region gained its first overland connection in July 1888", without specifying what that connection was, some readers might be led to believe that it was a route that did not cross any large bodies of water. But I will pass on this.

*The Inland Empire Highway was incorporated into the national numbered highway system created in 1926, with the Tri-Cities section signed as part of US 410, an east–west route connecting Aberdeen to Lewiston, Idaho. - consider splitting into two sentences.

• • Done.

*Richland's sole crossing of the Columbia River was the Timmerman ferry, a cable ferry that ran from 1894 to 1931 - capitalize "ferry" and change "ran" to "operated".

• • "Timmerman ferry" was not a proper name, so it should not be capitalized.
    • It sounds like a proper name; I take that to mean the ferry did not have an official name?

*A fixed bridge north of the city was proposed in the 1940s and 1950s following the growth of the Hanford Site as an employment center, but was never funded for study. - consider mentioning that the Hanford Site was operated by the AEC in this sentence; I'm not sure that most people from outside the area would know this.

• • Done.

*replacing an earlier bailey bridge and helping relieve Hanford traffic. - is there any information about when this bridge existed?

• • It's already covered in the SR 240 article and since it is not part of the I-182 corridor I don't think it needs to be repeated here in detail.

*consider changing "crossings" in the subheader to "river crossings". **Not done, I feel that it's better in the condensed form.

• • • I'll pass on this, as most readers would probably figure out what these crossings are; however, such a descriptor could be useful in other contexts.

I-82 routing dispute

*The initial federal plan, which was approved by the Washington State Highway Commission in January 1958 - "initial federal plan" is redundant, per the preceding sentence. Consider replacing with "This plan".

• • Changed to "proposal", as it was not part of the Interstate plan but rather an addition.

*After the route was shifted east to cross the Columbia River on the existing Umatilla Bridge - when did this shift occur?

• • Year added.

*In 1961, the state government ordered a feasibility study to examine a modified route that would serve the Tri-Cities area, including using the Hanford Site to bypass the Yakima Valley, in response to the lobbying effort with support from Walla Walla leaders. - consider splitting sentence, and add comma after "effort".

• • Split, but no comma needed.

*The study initially concluded that a Tri-Cities alignment would be unable to stay within the required mileage from the federal Bureau of Public Roads (BPR) for the project - was it too short or too long? Also, link Bureau of Public Roads to Federal Highway Administration.

• • Changed to "maximum"; link does not need to be changed per WP:NOTBROKEN.
    • Since it is specified later that the BPR was the predecessor to FHWA, this will satisfy; however links such as this are okay in certain situations.

*The commission instead chose a route that would turn south in Prosser, sparking another round of requests the following year from the newly-formed Benton–Franklin Counties Good Roads Association with support from local politicians, businessmen, and the Tri-City Nuclear Industrial Council. - split sentence.

• • Split, but had to add filler.

*A separate feasibility study begun in 1965 recommended a longer alignment through southern Richland and northern Pasco, continuing along Lake Wallula towards Pendleton,[31] which was endorsed by the commission and the regional BPR office in December 1967 but remained opposed by Oregon groups. - consider splitting.

• • Done.

Planning and opposition

*Its designation and general route, from I-82 in Prosser to US 12 (the successor to US 410) - when was US 410 redesignated? (Information likely belongs in "Predecessor highways and crossings" section)

• • Fixed, but it should remain here to retain chronological order.

*Add "AASHO" abbreviation after "American Association of State Highway Officials".

• • The AASHO isn't mentioned again, so there's no point in abbreviating.

*The new freeway would use part of the Pasco Bypass, which opened on June 11, 1965, as part of US 410. - cut comma after "1965".

• • Required by MOS:DATECOMMA
    • Okay, not what I remember being taught.

*The conservationists and local landowners threatened to file a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Highways for violating the NEPA - cut "local"; redundant per preceding sentence.

• • Done.

*but halted plans after negotiations with the state following delays in bidding for the Kiona section in early 1973 and a promise to not commit to a Richland-area route. - were the lawsuit plans dropped in early 1973, or did the bidding delays and promise not to commit to a final route occur then? You might want to reword to clarify this.

• • Fixed.

Route changes and funding

*with alternate corridors for a north–south version of I-182 through Kennewick. - does this mean a section of I-182, or a different highway similar to I-182?

• • It would be a separate corridor that would receive the I-182 designation.

*The first freeway interchange built to Interstate Highway standards on the truncated section of I-182 was a full cloverleaf interchange at Oregon Avenue (now SR 397). It began construction in 1971 and opened in July 1973 as part of $2 million in improvements (costing equivalent to $8.97 million in 2019 dollars) to the Pasco Bypass funded by the state. - Cut "costing" and "dollars". Was this a new interchange on the Pasco Bypass, or a short extension of the Pasco Bypass in addition to the new interchange?

• • "dollars" has to remain to avoid confusion; it was an upgrade to an existing part of the bypass.
    • I've seen other highway GA's with my suggested inflation wording; however, I can let this pass.

*The Federal Highway Administration (successor to the BPR) granted full approval to the corridor for I-182 in December 1976, estimating its full cost at $90 million (equivalent to $321 million in 2019 dollars) - add "(FHWA)" abbreviation after "Administration"; consider changing "(successor to the BPR)" to "the successor to the BPR,"; cut "dollars".

• • Again, the abbreviation would go unused and "dollars" should remain.

*the EIS for the project and the Prosser–Oregon section of I-82 had been approved in October, with the federal government finding no significant impacts. - consider moving to the beginning of this paragraph, rewording tense as necessary.

• • The full approval is a better way to open the paragraph, as it was the final action taken.

*In 1978, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners proposed shifting the Road 100 interchange east by 1,200 feet (370 m) to align with the existing road, which was opposed by local landowners, who sought an angled interchange at Road 116 to serve future housing development. - replace comma after road with semicolon, and change "which" to "this".

• • Works better as an unbroken sentence, but I removed an extra comma.

*Following a study and several public hearings, the county commissioners voted the following year to confirm the interchange location would follow Road 100; the decision was later upheld by the Washington Supreme Court following several appeals by opponents. - add "that" after "confirm"; when did the Supreme Court uphold the decision?

• • Fixed.

*Change "fuel tax" link to Fuel taxes in the United States

• • Done.

*The Carter administration ordered a freeze on highway funding in early 1980 due to a national inflation crisis, with major cutbacks on projects that had not begun construction. - consider rewording to something like "in addition, the project was also delayed when the administration of President Jimmy Carter ordered a freeze on federal highway funding in early 1980. This action particularly affected projects that had not begun construction, and was imposed due to a national inflation crisis."

• • Fixed, but kept things in an unbroken sentence.

*Washington received $55 million out of its requested $228 million allocation (equivalent to $146 million out of $606 million in 2019 dollars) for 1980, causing planning delays on I-182 and other projects around the state. - cut "dollars"; did this cutback cause planning or construction delays?

• • Both, but at this point I-182 was still not ready for construction.
    • I was confused, because from my experience, highway projects don't usually break ground only a few months after planning is complete.

*add "WSDOT" abbreviation after "Washington State Department of Transportation"; consider rewriting "(successor to the highways department)" to omit parentheses.

• • Already used in the RD.

*A five-cent national gas tax increase in 1983 allowed for $16 million (equivalent to $35.2 million in 2019 dollars) in restored funds to be allocated to Washington, which was earmarked for I-82, I-182, and I-90. cut "dollars".

• • Not done.
    • See above.

Construction

*In October 1980, construction on first project in the western segment - add "the" in front of "first".

• • Fixed.

*The westbound span of the Yakima River Bridge opened for temporary use by two-way traffic in September 1983. - does the source give the exact opening date?

• • It was opened over several days, so to avoid ambiguity a month is used.

*The bridge's opening was expected to trigger new housing development in western Pasco, primarily to serve Hanford workers who saw large reductions in their commuting distance. - did this expectation materialize?

• • Fixed. Judging by the sprawl, it definitely did materialize.

*The section was paved by the end of the year, but the freeways remained closed to traffic due to cold weather delaying final preparations for use. - change "freeways" to "freeway".

• • Fixed.

*the highways were opened on an accelerated schedule to be used as a detour during a long-term closure of the Blue Bridge for re-decking. - but the completion of this segment of I-182 was delayed? Also, is "highways" supposed to be singular? Finally, add "nearby" in front of "Blue Bridge" to signify that it is not part of I-182.

• • The opening of I-82 and I-182 were timed together, so it should be plural.

*This is certainly optional, but is the exact date on which each segment opened to traffic known? If so, consider including this information.

• • Highway sections commonly open earlier than the announced date here, so using a month is safer when the exact exact date may be ambiguous.

Later projects

*The Queensgate Drive interchange was rebuilt at a cost of $2.3 million to add a westbound auxiliary lane on I-182 and loop ramp for southbound traffic; construction began in July 2001,[120] with the loop ramp opened to traffic in October, and the auxiliary lane completed in November 2005. - add "a" in front of first "loop ramp"; change semi-colon to period, splitting sentence.

• • Fixed.

Images, references, and copyrights

• Images are fine, and are properly licensed.
• Copyvio check comes clean.
• Sources are reliable and verifiable.

General comments

• @Bneu2013: Thanks for the review. I've addressed or responded to all of your points above. SounderBruce 02:49, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
  • @SounderBruce: - I think you've adequately addressed all the issues and comments here and the article meets the criteria. Glad to pass this nomination. Bneu2013 (talk) 06:04, 25 November 2021 (UTC)