Rally road conditions update

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I have been following the Rally thread with great interest, wish I could make it, but still don't know. Anyway, I had to drive from Detroit to Bloomington Ill. yesterday,(tues.)and back, so I thought I'd pass along the road conditions. On 80-94 the last few miles going west thru Indiana, there is road construction, three lanes each way open. In Illinois, on I-80 west of 294, thet are repaving, but it looks like they should be done by the Rally weekend. Right now, there are dips before the bridges that might unsettle a camp trailer, but those , as mentioned, should be paved in time. Otherwise, I rolled thru there going west @ 8:30 am central time, and came back @8:30 pm central time, and traffic was rolling along @ 60 mph or so, no problems. (disclaimer here) So I hope everyone has good travels on their trip!
 

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I have been following the Rally thread with great interest, wish I could make it, but still don't know. Anyway, I had to drive from Detroit to Bloomington Ill. yesterday,(tues.)and back, so I thought I'd pass along the road conditions. On 80-94 the last few miles going west thru Indiana, there is road construction, three lanes each way open. In Illinois, on I-80 west of 294, thet are repaving, but it looks like they should be done by the Rally weekend. Right now, there are dips before the bridges that might unsettle a camp trailer, but those , as mentioned, should be paved in time. Otherwise, I rolled thru there going west @ 8:30 am central time, and came back @8:30 pm central time, and traffic was rolling along @ 60 mph or so, no problems. (disclaimer here) So I hope everyone has good travels on their trip!


ahhh, novi. i had to spend some time there for work. is it true about how it got it's name? i have a friend from detroit that said they didn't have a name for it, just plot no. 6 or in roman numerals ---NOVI--. is he pulling my leg or what.
 

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The story I heard is that Novi got its name because it was the 6th railroad stop on the way out of the NW side of Detroit. So yes, No.VI is Novi.
 

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thats cool, i always wondered if he was pulling my leg. oh and there are still spots available for the rally :sly, i think there might even be a convoy from michigan to boot.
 

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