US-24 between Defiance, OH and the 101 in IN to open 29th OCT.

Here's a crazy thought, turn off the gps!

Cancel the route and enjoy the scenery.

There are several new roads in the area where my in-laws spend the winter and that's what I do - don't set a route until I get back on established roads.

Unfortunatley there is not much to be seen at 5am other than the occasional deer bounding over my hood or the tail lights of the semi trucks.

Turn the sound down so you don't hear the recalculate. I would think the eta will continue to be displayed. Don't know how accurate it will be however.

I'd heard that 24 was opening in October. No more Antwerp 3 blocks and 3 mis-timed lights??? So Sorry!!!

That'll make my nightly run from Detroit to Kokomo to Windsor a lot nicer! 2012 is what I've heard for the rest of 24, Waterville to Napoleon. Haven't heard about 101 to I-469.

If this is your biggest challenge, and difficulty for the next year, you are truly blessed!

Who do you do that run for?
What times are you out there?
Do you have a radio?

Chrysler Transport. Start in Detroit @ 15:30, ETA Kokomo 20:30, ETA Windsor 01:30.
Our radios have been getting stolen so I don't run one anymore. I absolutely hate putting one in and taking in out every night.

I had the same problem when they recently reconfigured US 35 in West Virginia. Lola (my GPS's nickname) started the recalculating bit. It lasted for approximately 5 miles and then Lola froze up. Wouldn't do anything. I had to turn it off and then re-start it. I now just hit Stop and when I get back on the old road, I just just go back and re-enter my destination. Of course, it is kind of fun watching the green fields and the rivers as you go through and over then with no roads anywhere around.

Say "Hey" to Target,Northwind,Cupcake,Razorback,Crunchy,Killawatt,Thunderbolt, and Slippy for me.

They should know Onestep (Mazda3 frontdoor man).

Will do. I know Northwind very well. Kilowatt quite well also. The others...I wonder if they're from the Toledo Terminal? Or Windsor? If so I don't know them.

I thought they were out of Detroit. We generally do the run around 4-6 am.

U.S. Route 24 - Fort to Port:
Indiana/Ohio Border to Napoleon, Ohio
Opening Ceremony

There will be an opening ceremony for new U.S. 24 at the Indiana/Ohio state line on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 10 am. There is an invitation with details and directions in the documents area below.

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/us24/IndianatoNapoleon/P...

Very nice, smooth. Time-saving. Shaved nearly 20 minutes off my travel time to Kokomo. GPS didn't know what to make of it of course. No surprise there.

I guess it did that by having you not stop at the Vagabond!

.5 miles shorter.

I did not like the increase in eastbound truck traffic which held me up from 469 to the 101 with them driving under the speed limit and then stopping and makeing the two turns at the 101.

The time saved. Closer to 10 minutes. Still a lot less aggravation.

Well this has finally shown up in the Navteq maps update/report database.

Now lets see how long it takes Garmin to get it into their maps.

P.S. I am no longer driving this route, got a job closer to home!