Oh don't worry I dove in out of my own insanity volitionflight50 wrote: ↑19 May 2022 00:47 Oh I wasn't asking you to go thru it my friend.....I'm going to take the time to research myself.
Now this new microsite..........I see Glacier National Park on it. Hmmmm. I am not sure if that means US-2 and US-89 only to see it, orrrr if that means we get "Going to the Sun Rd as a scenic route which connects US-2 West Glacier to US-89 St. Mary. Its only 50 miles so in ATS that could be 3-4 miles. That would be cool. Yellowstone is on there again so that more than likely solidifies US-89 coming out of Wyoming. I hope Gardiner is a scenic town and we get that cool North Entrance gate.
Going-to-the-Sun Rd would be super cool and after seeing how the ETS2 team handled the Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Austria I'm certain SCS would be able to do it justice. That being said, I would really only want it if the state is going to be packed to the brim anyways. If we miss out on density in the east-central part of the state to get it, that wouldn't be worth it IMO.
I'm thinking we just might get it, if SCS is of the mindset that they want to avoid any backlash for simply skirting Glacier with US-2 rather than actually getting us through it with a road.
This situation is much different than Yellowstone, however. Going-to-the-Sun Rd is, to use a freeway analogy, a beltway. It starts and ends on US-2 (via US-89 I suppose but still same idea). US-191 and US-20 through Yellowstone were actual throughways, although not legally without special permit. So their usefulness in the road network is quite significant, whereas GttSR doesn't really add any utility. But what it does add, is immense scenery value. So if it comes, that's super cool. I just hope it doesn't come at the cost of utility elsewhere in the state.