American International Superhighway

[Lynneth]

While we currently cannot commit any resources to this project, because of the threatening war in Eurasia, we will happily help with the construction once the war is over.

On that note, the speed on the Canadian highways is only limited by the power of the car driving on it, though trucks and other heavy vehicles *do* have speed-limits.

[JerreyRough]

GTI notes that, a long time ago, a international highway system was built that went through South America; however, with the events in Diberia and much of middle-to-southwest area of South America that the system would be incredibly damaged and require a new system.

OOC: I swear someone made a international highway system in South America at some point.

As a side note, what ever happened to the UCPLSA?

[Shadowsage]

The Imperium would be glad to partner with Diberia and the other South American Nations to construct its' share of the highway.

[JerreyRough]

The Imperium would be glad to partner with Diberia and the other South American Nations to construct its' share of the highway.

OOC: Diberia?

[thor gold]

While we do acknowledge such a project is a serious undertaking in terms of funding, that is what this discussion is all about. On board with the project, but maglevs sound just too much? Well then, that can be a nation-to-nation option. While, yes, the bare minimum would be the highway and railway lines, more speedy forms of travel might've been a gran idea to add a little sparkle to the project.

Also, if funding for the project is low in your nation, remember, each nation simply signs on to the project as a message that "Yes, if you're building this we'll link ours to yours." The superhighway would, in truth, have only about two or three sections in each nation, depending on its location.

The general plan for highway construction would be in a grid fashion. If all nations agreed and money was no object, there would be the following "real" superhighways:

Highway One: Continuous, North-south line running from tip of SA to Alaska, along the Pacific coastline.

Highway Two: Branching off of Highway One somewhere in Latin America (Alagaesia, Quixotica, Imperium of America), runs along the Atlantic coastline to Canada.

Highway Three: Branching off Highway One around the Strait of Panama (most likely Imperium of America) and running along the Atlantic Coastline until it loops around near the tip of the continent and becomes Highway 1 again.

The above highways are the infrastructure of the entire program. Without Highway one, for instance, there's little to build on, and without highways two or three half of the Americas are thousands of miles from a superhighway.

The highways listed below are sub-highways, those highways that will run east-west directly across the continents.

Highway 4: East-West highway branching off Highway 1 in or around Viniland, and proceeding directly across the continent until it links with Highway 2 in Canada.

Highway 5: Highway branching off Highway 1 in or around central Tahoe, and beaming across the continent until it links with Highway 2 in the Atlantian Federation or Ardoria

Highway 6: A southeast-northwest running highway, branching off Highway 1 in the Dellian Empire or Sassain, and running northwest until it reaches Highway 3 near the northern edge of South America, in the Imperium of America.

[Raritan]

While we do acknowledge such a project is a serious undertaking in terms of funding, that is what this discussion is all about. On board with the project, but maglevs sound just too much? Well then, that can be a nation-to-nation option. While, yes, the bare minimum would be the highway and railway lines, more speedy forms of travel might've been a gran idea to add a little sparkle to the project.

Also, if funding for the project is low in your nation, remember, each nation simply signs on to the project as a message that "Yes, if you're building this we'll link ours to yours." The superhighway would, in truth, have only about two or three sections in each nation, depending on its location.

The general plan for highway construction would be in a grid fashion. If all nations agreed and money was no object, there would be the following "real" superhighways:

Highway One: Continuous, North-south line running from tip of SA to Alaska, along the Pacific coastline.

Highway Two: Branching off of Highway One somewhere in Latin America (Alagaesia, Quixotica, Imperium of America), runs along the Atlantic coastline to Canada.

Highway Three: Branching off Highway One around the Strait of Panama (most likely Imperium of America) and running along the Atlantic Coastline until it loops around near the tip of the continent and becomes Highway 1 again.

The above highways are the infrastructure of the entire program. Without Highway one, for instance, there's little to build on, and without highways two or three half of the Americas are thousands of miles from a superhighway.

The highways listed below are sub-highways, those highways that will run east-west directly across the continents.

Highway 4: East-West highway branching off Highway 1 in or around Viniland, and proceeding directly across the continent until it links with Highway 2 in Canada.

Highway 5: Highway branching off Highway 1 in or around central Tahoe, and beaming across the continent until it links with Highway 2 in the Atlantian Federation or Ardoria

Highway 6: A southeast-northwest running highway, branching off Highway 1 in the Dellian Empire or Sassain, and running northwest until it reaches Highway 3 near the northern edge of South America, in the Imperium of America.

We find this a sensible and reasonable plan for the automotive portion of the project. Would the rail lines simply parallel the highways?

OOC EDIT:

So something like this? The route could be changed by just as an outline/draft:

Edited April 9, 2009 by Raritan

[Arkantos]

Having the highways come together or split near major cities would increase their use. For instance, if we move highway 5 up a couple miles, it links with Highway 2 near New Washington, which would increase its us in the Atlantian Federation, not to mention making the transport of goods easier and shorter, since most destinations will be in major cities.

EDIT: Optimal highway for us-brown

Proposed highway-red

Current plan- black.

Edited April 9, 2009 by Arkantos

[Markus Wilding]

Highways can always have mini-highways and off-ramps.

[Subtleknifewielder]

OOC: I swear someone made a international highway system in South America at some point.

As a side note, what ever happened to the UCPLSA?

OOC: It collapsed. Most of the member states either went inactive and were wiped from the map, or resigned.

[Raritan]

Having the highways come together or split near major cities would increase their use. For instance, if we move highway 5 up a couple miles, it links with Highway 2 near New Washington, which would increase its us in the Atlantian Federation, not to mention making the transport of goods easier and shorter, since most destinations will be in major cities.

EDIT: Optimal highway for us-brown

Proposed highway-red

Current plan- black.

The details can always be worked out at a later time. What we need to agree on first is the basic concept.

OOC: Always save images as .png files. JPGs leave artifacts.

[Markus Wilding]

OOC: Excuse me, but what exactly does "JPGs leave artifacts" mean?

[Subtleknifewielder]

OOC: Excuse me, but what exactly does "JPGs leave artifacts" mean?

OOC: I believe it refers to ppixels that refuse to change after a while, and similar things. Though I wouldn't know for certain.

[Arkantos]

OOC: I think its the slight distortions in the colors of the picture.

[Subtleknifewielder]

OOC: it could be that, too.

[Arkantos]

Perhaps we should make this a monument to human engineering, as well as a practical thing. Therefore, I propose we include the Caribbean Islands in this SuperHighway, using a series of record-breaking bridges, which I believe Canada could easily design and build, possibily using the same material as used for the Space Elevator.

Propose route: (sorry for inaccuracies)

[Sargun II]

The lack of highway in New Orleans is disturbing. As a nation with Western Hemisphere territory, we urge that if a highway is built then it must dip down to New Orleans.

[JerreyRough]

We wonder why, or even how, you would make a highway straight through the rainforest. We also will need to do some private clean up for this to happen for the southern road.

[Arkantos]

The highway will most certainly branch off to New Orleans, as it is a major city.

Well, considering most of Brazil is rainforest, it is hard NOT to go through it.

[JerreyRough]

The highway will most certainly branch off to New Orleans, as it is a major city.

Well, considering most of Brazil is rainforest, it is hard NOT to go through it.

Our comment was directed much more before the "epic" bridges proposed. If those go through then the rain forest will be no problem.

OOC: Just joined twitter...and random people are now adding me... D:

[Stefano Palmieri]

Cainette would be greatly interested in the proposed Highway.

[V The King]

The lack of highway in New Orleans is disturbing. As a nation with Western Hemisphere territory, we urge that if a highway is built then it must dip down to New Orleans.

OOC: wait since when

IC:

Well, considering most of Brazil is rainforest, it is hard NOT to go through it.

"Hardly. Only the Northern portion is covered with rainforest. The center is mostly consisted of sparsely vegetated hills, the Northeast is mostly dry land, the South is mostly a combination of mountains and plains... and the forests of the coast are long gone."

Edited April 9, 2009 by V The King

[Shadowsage]

We can...testify to the coastal deforestation.

[Lynneth]

Regarding the highways: Impossible. The material used for the Space Elevator is not suitable for bridges, and even with our technology and architectury capabilities, we could not possibly build bridges with kilometer-long pillars and in hundreds and thousands of kilometers length.

That said, the hurricanes of the Mexican Gulf and carribbean are a too high danger.

[Raritan]

We believe that the original plan presented by Algaesia is the most reasonable, practical, and best suited for use by American nations.

[VigilantWatcher]

Colstream is refusing permission for it to pass through our territory. We think that the highway will be too expensive to build and a waste of manpower and resources which could go to better use.