16-40 Dallas #2 of 2: The LBJ Express & More
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- čas přidán 19. 02. 2017
- Follows the LBJ Express Lanes from I-635 West to I-35R South where we take a mini freeway tour of the Downtown area before heading south on I-45 to I-20 East. This is the last video before the season finale. All music and equipment FAQ's are in the closing credits.
I left Dallas in 2002 and returned for a visit in 2012. I could hardly believe how many roads were added and expanded. Today, I'd probably get lost quite easily. Back in the mid-90s, a nice drive my wife and I enjoyed was from Irving to Cedar Hill and looping around Joe Pool Lake. Sunset drive, beautiful girl, open sunroof, cool breeze, and relaxing music. We saw some amazing lightning shows out there, as thunderstorms approached. We also got to see the Hale-Bopp comet out there, too, since it was so dark at night. Those were glorious days that I didn't appreciate nearly enough at the time. I'm guessing the population around Cedar Hill has probably grown a lot, over the past 20 years. Still, one day, I'd like to make that trip again one final time. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching, hope you get back there.
I thought LA had the greatest of freeways (forgetting about the traffic). This is hands down the ultimate that I have ever seen. Have never been to Texas and you just added an item in my bucket list. Phenomenal! TDoT should take over the world.
Yeah, what Texas has done in the last 15-20 years is really impressive, don't sleep on Houston either, the new project to move and improve I-45 is amazing. czcams.com/video/iUFK6KcBbGA/video.html
Thanks for the link. Your other video (Las Vegas Dusk Drive) clearly shows that Nevada roads are also extremely well maintained. Its one of my favorite videos.
You are welcome, and thank you on the LV video.
Everything is bigger in Texas
@@Freewayjim Mhm. I-45 ultimate project should've been constructed anyway. I-45 structure is just not for me. It's so old that you can never have a week without traffic before this virus even started.
Texas crazy folks but the best roads in the nation. Even the side roads or frontage roads are better than most states interstate systems. Had my best time riding my motorcycle on the roads of Tehas'... Good stuff again FWJ
Thank you!
Even their "state routes" are better than most interstates given most of them are built to twice the interstate standards. There is one thing I hate about Texas freeways though, that is in the more rural areas, the offramps and onramps are very short and often throw you right into oncoming traffic (coming toward you) on the access road. Although they have to yield, I still find that very intimidating for someone who is coming from out of state.
I love Texas freeways though, they're the icon of what American freeways should be like..I would kill to have them build freeways like they have them in Texas in Atlanta.. although we're getting those express lanes, we need more highways pretty bad.
P.S. Sorry for cutting you off when I was trying to make my exit on the left +Freewayjim .. thats just kinda how we do it here in Texas.. lol
yeah but check how much we pay in tolls... I go through $40 each month on tolls alone haha
MikeAW2010 If only all traffic mishaps ended so nicely! You're alright.
Rear end crash at 2:56 and super close call at 8:58! Action packed. Enjoyed this tour of Dallas!
Thank you!
8:58 bad drivers never miss their exit
I love you guys!!!!! I can picture myself rolling on the freeway
Thank you!
One of the things I love about living in DFW: (as well as the entire state), the relatively high speed limits on most highways/freeways, even in urban areas.
One of the things I hate about living in DFW: drivers like the white minivan that nearly wrecked into you while jumping 2 lanes at the last second to take the exit, a dime a dozen of them around here.
Howie Feltersnatch it’s actually 65 mph. We just drive how fast we want lol
Timbob Fuckpants? LOL! I've not much to say because i'm STILL laughing at the name you chose! OMG that's too funny. I live in Arlington, but I've driven most of thr freeways in the DFW Metroplex. That LBJ Express is completely BADASS!!!!!! Take care
Your videos are award worthy! Love the the music, the trivia, the highway signs, even your driving is fantastic! Somehow, there are a lot of close calls when my husband is doing the driving. 😉 But he would tell me, "Well, ya ain't dead yet!" 😂 God bless Texas! ❤️
Thank nyou for the kind words, like they say in basketball, no harm, no foul :)
Thanks for the excellent drive suggestions and superb music!
Thank you for the comment and for watching!
Finally got to check out this video this morning. What a great job TxDOT did with the LBJ express lanes. Pretty epic stuff. Gotta see that for myself one day. Nice selection of soundtracks...going to the "favorites" list.
Thanks, yes, I'm sure you'll be even more impressed with it in person, it's pretty amazing stuff!
@@Freewayjim Trust me, everything when it's to underrated freeways looks better in person. When I saw Katy Freeway on CZcams, I was impressed but wasn't like me actually being on it in person either way.
This had me on the edge of my seat, talk about going out with a bang! Great tunes & a great city, you couldn't ask for anything more!!
Thank you, got one more left that's pretty epic :)
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Talk about sensory overload. There is SO MUCH too see! And that Satriani song at the end, unbelievably good!
Thank you, yes there really is a ton to see, and I could go back in a year or two and they'll be more to see and probably more construction somewhere too, lol.
Thank you SOO much for your time and effort with this presentation. I will be moving back to Dallas Aug 4,19 after having been gone almost 13 years. This will help re-acclimate me to the present chaos. =)
Thank you and good luck!
Texas sure knows how to do freeways!!!
Great video.
Thanks
That is next level highway 🛣 there!
Does it get more epic than Texas? A myriad of bridges, flyovers, lanes and a 75 mph urban speed limit!
Yes, it's quite amazing, I was shocked to see that 75 MPH sign on the express lanes.
That extra speed literally comes at a price, LOL. Hopefully you can come back in a couple of years and do a video on TX 183 & 114 in Irving after they finish the Midtown Express project. While it will only be in its "interim" configuration, it will still be much better than is right now or even before the construction started.
I would hope to, so much will have probably changed, lol, thanks.
Freewayjim honestly, date I say it (and I never thought I'd hear myself say this since I'm a speed demon) but 75mph maayy just seem a little too quick through there!! If I just saw the road I would have guessed about 60mph!
Henry Rieken ihvhfh
U should do i35 north going into downtown at night...arguably one of the best views of any city in the world imo
Yes. I-35E North have its own beautiful taste of just skyline views compared to most freeways in Dallas
1:51 that's amazing. And it goes on for a while. Texas has California beat in this no doubt.
GGRTL1 Lol, I've been to 48 states in this great country. I'd take Dallas over literally any highly populated California city. Dallas has far far FAR better traffic and transportation design, is growing much faster (more jobs, more $$$) than just about any Cali city. It has no income tax (Thanks, Texas!). Low cost of living (average house costing just $152,000!), cheap gas, etc, etc. California economic policies are going to destroy it from within. High taxes and Liberal policies are stunting growth and increasing the cost of living.
FUN FACT: A home in Dallas cost just 3.3x the average income! By comparison, a San Francisco home costs a whopping 10.2x more than the average income!
Finally! The series finale is coming! I have been waited so long for it to come to an end!
Texas really understands & gets it when it comes to infrastructure because these interstates & freeways are beautiful & makes total sense Atlanta needs all of this!
I've always loved driving in Texas! Great roads and great speed limits. But, this is phenomenal! I haven't been down there in a number of years. Now I must go! North Dallas along 635 is my favorite part of town....as is west of there in Arlington where the Rangers play ball. Lots of baseball memories. Sorry to ramble...love this vid and will watch it a few more times! Thank you!
Thank you, the LBJ Express Lanes are indeed amazing (as is most of the Dallas Freeway system), I caught them in the opposite direction in 2019. czcams.com/video/SatHadY9cbg/video.html
Those are the kind of express lanes we can use here on 285 in Atlanta.
Yes, that would work!
Speaking of express lanes: now it's time for you to do a quick hometown video of the newly-opened reversible express toll lanes of I-75 through Henry County, GA.
I'm sure I will at some point, need to get a PeachPass first :)
I love the color of those support columns. Dallas is one BIG city.
Definitely one of your best of the 2016/2017 season. The Big D offers up some impressive freeways that you showcased so well
Thank you, much appreciated.
Great video! I salute you for interesting tours and TxDOT for their amazing freeway designs.
Thank you very much!
That was an outstanding work Jim ! Thanks for sharing !
I should visit someday.
Thanks for watching, yes you would enjoy seeing Dallas in person.
These roads are overwhelming! In a good way! Great soundtrack yet again!😁
Thank you very much!
I'm new to this channel and by far you have the best freeway footage all in great quality and with awesome music keep up the good work
Thank you very much!
Absolutely wonderful, as always!
Thank you very much!
This lamb is a little late watching this video, but it cheered up the employees of the Dunkin Donuts in Wellsboro PA.
What a great video, Jim. It's like the icing-on-the-cake for the series with the upcoming finale as the candles.
...And... SATCH!
Thank you much! I think you'll enjoy next week's ride and soundtrack as well.
Three things....
1. The construction in the middle of the video is very tricky to get around. I learned that the orange signs are placed in positions that are sudden, so you have to think quickly or you'll end up getting on the wrong road. When I drove through I-35E/I-30, I learned that quickly.
2. It was good seeing the express lanes version because I never drove those. Thanks!
3. I had never driven on I-45 so it was good you put that on your list. I didn't realize how "green" it looked compared to the rest of the interstates leaving Dallas.
Enjoyed the video!
Thank you for watching, agreed on #1 for sure!
Wow!! Awesome video, despite that moment at 9:00 ! That's definitely some unique highway engineering that Texas has! Can't wait unti the Season Finale and your next season!
Thank you very much!
I like this video it's so much fun!😊
Thank you!
Honored to have you filming my part of the world sir! The Mixmaster(I-35E/I-30) looks so much different now....can't wait for the season finale!
Thank you, I enjoy filming in your part of the world, it's always interesting.
I remember when they was building this tollway I tried to avoid that side of Dallas at all cost but when you drive a big truck you gotta do what you gotta do
Holy crap, those TExpress Lanes are awesome!!! That there is one of the coolest freeways I've ever seen! Reminds me of the Express lanes on I-5 thru downtown Seattle, but on a larger scale.
That is a good comparison having driven and filmed both :)
This has been a great season. The LBJ Express so cool. I would love to see more videos of I-5 and I-40 the next time you take a trip out west.
Thank you, I hope you'll settle for I-15 next week :)
Dallas - Atlanta, tha's quite a ride....fun to see America through your videos.
Thank you for watching!
forgot to ask, Atlanta (Texas) or Atlanta (Georgia)
Atlanta Georgia
This is a masterpiece
Thank you very much!
Epic music, epic drive! Love it! These types of videos are an art of editing, and it's nice I'm not the only person that loves mad freeways! Barnsey! Australia represent! Dallas is like the Melbourne of Texas. Oh also for you americans, Texas and it's population and city sizes is very similar to Australia. But when it comes to Size, Texas is similar size to New South Wales which is Australia's third smallest state! Shows you how huge Australia is! USA is still slightly bigger, but I would loved to drive across your country one day!
Thank you for the comment and for watching, I do hope you get to drive across the USA one day, it's an amazing experience.
I enjoyed watching this video
Texas does a great job upgrading highways.
Good job on this one. Really cool new lanes. Very nice!
Thanks, they are really cool for sure.
Yikes,Texas in June. Hope your a/c was working.
We have a June every year in Texas!
That ain't hot... YET. You should come visit in August. Sir, now we talking hot weather
I think Texas has an interchange fetish,the bigger the better
Best video ever like 635 and 35E
7.34 MILLION people live in DFW. With all these "bigger" interchanges, it still takes me 2 hours to go 16 miles in rush hour. Just so you know.
Damn these highways are noice
You are right those concrete ramps are pretty noisy;)
@@OlegSeroshtan Yeah. I like how it sounds on I-45 from I-610 to US-59 heading North. It sounded mostly quiet :)
Awesome vid! I miss riding my bike allover the dfw..thanks!
Thank you for watching!
That was so awsome and when I saw the Tollbyplate I was like that would not be good but that is so awsome really enjoy these
Thank you, the Toll By Plate is no big deal, I got a bill in the mail a few months after I drove this.
The LBJ Express project is an incredible freeway.
Awesome selection of music, the first one just fits as a driving song to be honest.
Thank you and I agree, been saving that song for the right spot.
Awesome! I'm eccentric in how much I enjoy highways, and I'd love for western Canada to take a lesson or 2 from Texas's highways!
Awesome video. Even though you published on Feb 20 you can tell its older because Katy Station and Bleu Ciel towers look huge now and make an impact on the Uptown skyline. Still under construction here. Amazing work as always FJ!
Thanks, it was filmed in June 2016.
Lol, the traffic gods have found favor with you.
LOL and I'm grateful!
I'm more familiar with the Stemmons Freeway more than any Interstate outside of NC. Well done showcasing my "third home".
The section of the express lanes with the horizontal bridge supports and open sky visible in between them reminds me of the old video game Outrun.
Interesting how Dallas, Ft Worth, Houston even Atlanta all look alike. Cities like NYC, Chicago, SF, LA even Boston are easy to recognize, yet most other US cities look so similar. Enjoy the vids, looking forward to more uploads.
Haha, Singleton Blvd. There can only be one instance of it. (Programmer's joke)
That was bad, and you should feel bad. LMAO.
lol
Mr. Meseeks That joke was bad af
:) Fantastic!
Like how parts of the freeway are underneath other sections!
Also, looks like you caught a rear end crash at 2:56
Thanks for the inspiration, I plan to have my Freeway Tours Series on my channel. I may not have the right software for the editing how you do it, but its better than nothing. I love Dallas...
We all start somewhere, you are welcome and go for it!
I've uploaded some of my runs which I call them my preseason Freeway runs
I was most looking forward to your tour of Dallas. At this point, I think they have the best freeways in Texas. The attention to detail in terms of aesthetics blows the other Texas cities out of the water imo. I hate you weren't able to get any of that toll road that has those giant raised silver reflective stars built into the sides. Thanks for posting.
Thanks
Personally I think Houston freeways are better than Dallas. They look more up to date and just better I designed I guess? Can't put my finger on it. However those express lanes look very cool.
IMHO, Houston has more, large but plain looking freeways. It seemed for a long time that region dominated highway funding in Texas. But what has been redone in Dallas I think is far more interesting from an engineering and aesthetic standpoint.
I think going as far to say that Houston has "plain" freeways is pretty insulting to every other freeway system as I think Houston, Dallas, The Bay Area, and Los Angeles have the best ones in the country and probably the world. I mean if you think Houston has plain freeways then I'd hate to see what you'd think of roads here in Kansas City :(
The really plain ones are in Austin, which is strange since it's our capital city. The freeways and interchanges especially are gray, moldy, and ugly. I love how they look in the DFW metro.
Need to redo these trips when construction was being done.
Way to go FreewayJim, that's called aggressive driving skills, the highway gods have nothing to do with it, when drivers aren't courteous, you have to seize the opportunity to merge into the desired lane. At 15:30, the Margaret Hunt bridge was very hypnotic for me, I found myself staring at the suspension cables rather than the road, (Not Good), Amazing Job!!!
Thanks James, LOL I hear ya on the highway gods :) There is a lot to look at in the Dallas area, my head was on a swivel.
A lot of people in Texas have pick-up trucks!!! That’s nice to see!!!😀
8:58 That was a scary exit dive!
40 miles west is Forth Worth,TX with still wider and bigger freeways. Unfortunately everything is bigger in TX.
Another great video. I'm going to have to look into that texpress thing. It seems like a good option if I'm passing through. I wonder what other highways have this kind of "pay for less crowded traffic" thing.
Thank you, in the previous video I-30 has express lanes being built, and there is probably more to come. www.texpresslanes.com/maps/texpress-lanes-map
If you go way north on Preston Road, you’ll find that it’s one lane each way with a speed limit of 75. You should check it out next time you’re in DFW. The road goes from the Red River to Downtown Dallas.
fantastic
Thank you
The area at the beginning of the video is one of my favorite places, so active and frantic to drive through, but I have never driven down in the Express Lanes! It looks incredible! I just can't help but think how useless "Express Lanes" seem to be - nobody ever drives on them and I think that's mainly because people are confused as to what they are, like will I get charged more for driving on it, is it essentially car pool only? Signs have always been vague to me, lol. Really though this whole route is the best, some days just go out and drive around the freeway because it's so cool
Nice choice of the song "Vasoline" as vasoline is a petroleum product and Texas is a giant in Oil and Gas so I like the way you think FWJ!
Wow, Dallas's freeways makes our freeways here in the NYC area look like it's from a third world country. I thought our freeways here in the NYC area was the definition of the entire highway system here in the US, but this video proved me 100% completely wrong.
Sunbelt cities like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and Atlanta have modern freeway systems, Los Angeles has some pretty special freeways as well, NYC has not built anything new since the mid 1960's and it shows.
Great tour of Dallas freeways amid the traffic and bad drivers!
Thanks, yeah we managed to get through that in one piece :)
very good, blessed
Thank you!
Hey FWJ I'm back, that toll way is expensive as hell. Rush hour it's like 6 bucks
Jim I think you’re going to have to return to DFW again. Seems like every time one project is finished, there’s other big ones just getting started!
I love your channel
Thank you!
@@Freewayjim no problem :)
1:57 Only in Texas there can be to freeways stacked on top of one another. I too was in Dallas the very same year. I was there a few months earlier than you. End of March beginning of April. Me and my husband were there to catch the Wrestlemania event that was held in Arlington. We were using a GPS system through there, but the problem was I updated it so well that the GPS was leading us to highways that were still under construction. That was very frustrating. We got lost 3 times when we were there.
Awesome video
Thank you!
Well done!
Thank you!
I actually love the first music.
very nice video 👌 this reminds me of Eugene Oregon
Thank you!
Oh my God ... the minute 9:02 ..... "Sábado de Milagros (Miracle Saturday)" in that car..
Great video... Thumbs up....👍👍👍👍✌✌✌✌😊😊😊😊
Thank you!
7:44 I love that song
Tahjna Calhoun me too
welcometo Dalass I watching alot laceration on your videos but this city we live here thanks.
75 limit on an urban freeway. I don't think I've ever seen.
That was first for me.
Only in Texas!!! :D
countenanceblog welcome to dallas. That's normal here
He was on the tolled portion of 635 thats semi underground. For years 635 was a four-lane freeway stuck at a crawl. So they necked it down to two lanes and took 5 years to rebuild with a lower tollway. Everyone learned to get along without it in that time, so ironically there is almost no excess traffic anymore.
The non-toll portion of 635 is only 70 mph. Its only the tollways. I know the George Bush Turnpike is at 75 mph as well. Sam Rayburn tollway gets up to 75 too.
Wow didn't know there's an 85 mph highway. I-20 to El Paso gets up to 80, EBGaming13. But that's gotta be a mercy speed limit. Except the fracking boom towns Midland and Odessa, there is absolutely NOTHING along the way. Its not a short trip either.
@Kyrios I would do 95 mph without police on my ass
thanks somuch we live here
Thanks for watching!
1:42 Wow! A 75 mile speed limit in Dallas!
75 mph Only on I-635 Express Lanes
The Rest is 70 mph or 65 mph
On open freeway 75 mph but
Hwy 130 in Austin is 85 mph
I Like it nice video!
Thank you!
Those are some of the most beautiful interchanges I've seen in your videos.
Also that "Sabado dos Milagros" SUV was a tight spot! Was it filmed on a Saturday by any chance?
It was filmed on a Tuesday as noted at 0:25 in the intro. Yeah, there are some neat interchanges there, the previous video 16-39 probably featured more of them.
Yeah, I saw that. I meant it as a joke. "Saturday of Miracles". Also, great tunes.
Thanks...not familiar with that phrase.
I really liked the begging part of the LBJ Express, You were living life in the fast lane. You should played the song Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles for the begging. Have you done the Eagles for any of your videos? I also liked how you got to continue onto 35E. that was incredible. One other thing Your counterclockwise trip around the US this year was fantastic. I'm sad to see it come to an end next week but where are you planning to go to in 2017?
Eagles songs usually are not safe to use on YT or I'd have used Hotel California already, Life in the Fast lane does not have the tempo I was looking for there. I don't understand your question on I-35E and I don't know know where I'll be going this year.
Freewayjim Any chance you could use "you wreck me" by Tom Petty on a future vid? That'd go down a blast I reckon 👍
Too bad, some of the Eagles live in Dallas
It would be cool if you did a vid from 820 in Fort Worth heading east towards Dallas through airport Freeway. The express lanes on 820 and 183 are impressive.
Maybe someday, there are a lot of roads to film there and I always seem to be in a rush to get somewhere else when I'm there.
For sure, you do great work. Eventually once the Dallas side of 183 is complete that would be an epic video staring from DT Dallas, 35 to 183 all the way until it hits 35W in Fort Worth.
Thank you!
Good Video there Jim
Thank you!
When I was briefly in Dallas in the 1970s there was a route called "Central Expressway" on the northeast side. It was one of Dallas' first controlled access highways. However, it had ridiculously short on ramps and was scary to use. (Even though I had a fast Camaro) Did they ever improve or reroute this corridor?
Yes, see the 2nd half of the video I posted before this one #16-39, it's quite nice. czcams.com/video/8dEAVNm1MJY/video.html
another Fantastic Vido Jim, If yu dont mind me asking, at around 6:24, what is that tall building that was straight ahead with that Ball shaped part at the top of it, have seen it a number of times, on tv shows or whatever and has alwqays made me curious whatnit is....Thanks
Andrew Silva sorry I am not Jim but that building is called the Reunion Tower and it is an observation tower that was built in the 1970's I believe.
Thank you, yes I think that is the Reunion Tower.
Great video, Dallas looks huge when driving
Thank you, yes it''s very spread out.
It is the 4th largest metro in the entire country after all. And is growing at an alarming rate. Poised to overtake NYC in just 39 short years
Bubba Keith Dallas is huge just like Houston is.
vraiment super la vidéo de belles musiques ( dangereux quand même ) salutations depuis la suiise
Thank you!
In this video, try to find a suspicious Chevrolet Silverado.
Also the "Saturdays of Miracles" van miraculously didn't hit you
Looks like there is a lot of tight merges and "please no one be there" merges as well like 9:16
TxDOT have the art of ugly concrete down to a science. I miss the old designs. That drive across the river and then down into the “canyon” and then up on the elevated section thru downtown is my favorite drive when going to dallas.
Pity its all slated for demo soon.