Talk:Interstate H-2

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Review: January 19, 2022. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Interstate H-2 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 December 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the construction of Interstate H-2 in Hawaii unearthed a chapel built by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s?

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I just removed the following statement:

A notable fact of the highway is that the speed limit is 60 mph, a speed not commonly seen in the United States for speed limits.

That is also incorrect, the speed limit on the Interstate H-2 is actually 55 mph in both directions for the entire stretch of the highway. Kerri Ace (talk) 01:13, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is not true; the state of Washington has rural speed limits of 70 mph and urban speed limits of 60 mph on interstates. It's also a relatively common speed limit on rural two-lane roads, IIRC. -- Northenglish 02:51, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Exit list

Fixed some minor information details regarding exit 7. Kerri Ace (talk) 01:13, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is that how it's signed? --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 01:34, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Exit 7 on the northbound H-2 is referred to as either "Leilehua Golf Course Road" or "Mililani Tech Park" in different signs. Kerri Ace (talk) 01:37, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:ELG, only items that are listed on signage should be mentioned in the "destinations" column (hence why I asked). All other destinations have to be moved to the "notes" column. --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 01:40, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, okay. I'll fix that. Kerri Ace (talk) 01:45, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for understanding. I made a few tweaks to the entire exit list (mostly removing an unnecessary rowspan cell and fixing obsolete formatting); feel free to evaluate. --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 02:07, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. I'm new to editing, if you couldn't tell. I appreciate the help. Kerri Ace (talk) 02:16, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; if you have any more questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page or at WT:USRD. I'd welcome you to Wikipedia, but I see one of my fellow USRD "comrades" beat me to it. =) Regards, TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 02:21, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 01:53, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Interstate H-2 was "Hawaii's forgotten freeway"? Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
- ALT1: ... that construction of Interstate H-2 in Hawaii unearthed a chapel built by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s? Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Reviewed: Empire Tract

5x expanded by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 03:19, 19 November 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Starting this review shortly. Ktin (talk) 05:17, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article meets eligibility criteria. 5x expanded. Length criteria is met. Article is well sourced and is neutral in tone. Earwig's copyvio indicates no plagiarism. Hook is interested. It is sourced. No issues there. Would be good to have the statement used as-is in the article. Something for the nominator to consider. But, I am good with or without that. Will close this once QPQ is done. Ktin (talk) 05:23, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ktin: Added a QPQ and modified the hook and article a bit. Sounder Bruce 06:00, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SounderBruce: QPQ done. The new hook ALT1 seems to be covered by the source, but, seems to be weirdly worded at the source. Essentially, the paragraph starts "So are the..." and "So is the ..." assuming this ties back to the previous paragraph where it says "The girls and the fountains are the work of Italian artisans." Marking this hook approved. Ktin (talk) 00:16, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 to T:DYK/P6

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Interstate H-2/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Usernameunique (talk · contribs) 23:58, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

" It is a north–south freeway despite its even number, as the Hawai‘i routes of the Interstate system were not numbered according to the mainland standard" — Not mentioned in body.
- Removed.
  - I'm not sure you need to remove it. Perhaps you could start "Route description" by saying something like "H-2 is an 8.3-mile-long freeway that runs north–south, connecting Pearl City with Waiawa", and then add a footnote at "north–south" explaining the difference. But I'll leave it up to you. --Usernameunique (talk) 05:36, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - I think it would be best to explain the numbering at List of Interstate Highways in Hawaii (if that's ever split out), as it applies to all four routes. Sounder Bruce 05:47, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Route description

What is the Waiawa Interchange?
- The name of the interchange, which should be self explanatory.
Strategic in what sense?
- Added.
Are there updated numbers for 2021?
- They won't be released for a few months, if not longer.

History

Can this be broken up into subsections?
- Done.
$29.2 million can take the {{inflation}} template.
- Done.
Ditto $51 million.
- Done.
H-2 was described as "Hawaii's forgotten freeway" — Who described it that way?
- Credited to "local newspapers", as both dailies used the term.
Can Cabrini Chapel take a red link?
- Don't think it would be notable on its own.
Same for $43 million.
- Done.

References

Newspaper titles can take links.
- Only linked on the first use to prevent overlinking (as there was a merger between the two papers used).
  - Is The Honolulu Advertiser linked? --Usernameunique (talk) 05:38, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Retrieval dates not needed for printed matter.
- Prefer to keep them in case Newspapers.com updates their scans and these are re-clipped.

@Usernameunique: Thanks for the review. I've responded to your criticisms and made the changes I felt were appropriate. Sounder Bruce 04:13, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, SounderBruce. Two comments above, but passing now. --Usernameunique (talk) 05:38, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I put this in WP:Good articles/Engineering and technology#Road infrastructure: United States, but if you have a better idea, feel free to move it. --Usernameunique (talk) 05:42, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll move it to the Western subcategory. It is the first Hawaiian road to get up to GA, so no worries about the confusion. Sounder Bruce 05:46, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]