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What is the best interchange and why are they chosen?

Started by tolbs17, January 03, 2020, 04:57:30 PM

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tolbs17

http://prntscr.com/qj2h5z

When I saw these two interchanges it made me ask this question.

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Diamond - useful anywhere really, most common in rural areas.

Parclo A2/B2 interchange - useful in more developed areas.

Advantages - uses up less space

Disadvantages - slows traffic down and you can't accelerate as fast when you are trying to go on the freeway (depends in what direction the interchange is in).

Parclo A4 - useful at busy interchanges.

Parclo B4 - useful at busy interchanges, can be an advantage if you don't want to build a fucking DDI, haha

Diverging Diamond Intercahnge (DDI) - useful in moderately developed areas.

Folded diamond - useful anywhere really but I said the same thing for Parclo B2.

That screenshot was taken from the proposal of Complete 540 (which is now under construction) and the orange one was selected because it has the least impacts.


kphoger

Don't get tradephoric started on the ParClo B4 vs DDI . . .
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

Big John


tolbs17

Quote from: Big John on January 03, 2020, 06:48:35 PM
SPUI - Used in urban areas with turning movemenys
Advantages - very useful for large vehicles such as trucks and buses.

Disadvantages - requires wider bridges

US 89

Folded diamonds are most useful in cases where a railroad line runs parallel to the intersecting roadway, as freeway ramps can't cross train tracks at grade.

tolbs17

Quote from: US 89 on January 03, 2020, 08:03:39 PM
Folded diamonds are most useful in cases where a railroad line runs parallel to the intersecting roadway, as freeway ramps can't cross train tracks at grade.
Yeah, but sometimes they build bridges if they really want it to be a diamond or they have nothing to do about it.

Examples:

Old Stantonsburg Rd

US Highway 301

thspfc


kphoger

Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

tolbs17




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