California state route 223 at California state route 58 Bakersfield-Barstow Hwy.

[ACSCmapcollector]

California state route 223 at California state route 58 Bakersfield-Barstow Hwy.

I think they need a diamond interchange at California state route 58, the Bakersfield-Barstow Highway at California state route 223, National Purple Heart Trail.  What are your comments, about this important subject?

Scott C. Presnal
Morro Bay, CA

[sparker]

See my comments under the "CA 58/Kramer Jct. Bypass" thread.  Thanks for paying attention to this particular situation.

[myosh_tino]

Once the two bypasses have been constructed (Hinkley and Kramer Junction), this, IMO, would be the last meaningful upgrade on CA-58 between Bakersfield and Barstow.  I believe there is enough cross-traffic at this intersection to warrant at least a diamond interchange.

[kkt]

Once the two bypasses have been constructed (Hinkley and Kramer Junction), this, IMO, would be the last meaningful upgrade on CA-58 between Bakersfield and Barstow.  I believe there is enough cross-traffic at this intersection to warrant at least a diamond interchange.

A trumpet would be sufficient.  Traffic to or from the north side of CA 58 would use the underpass at Bena Rd. a mile west, or they could build an overpass at Bealville Rd., about a mile east of 223.

[myosh_tino]

Once the two bypasses have been constructed (Hinkley and Kramer Junction), this, IMO, would be the last meaningful upgrade on CA-58 between Bakersfield and Barstow.  I believe there is enough cross-traffic at this intersection to warrant at least a diamond interchange.

A trumpet would be sufficient.  Traffic to or from the north side of CA 58 would use the underpass at Bena Rd. a mile west, or they could build an overpass at Bealville Rd., about a mile east of 223.

IIRC, that section of CA-58 at the Bena Rd undercrossing is on a significant upgrade (heading west) so putting ramps there is not as straight-forward as it might seem.

What I would do is construct a diamond interchange at the current 58-233 intersection and grade-separate Bena Rd/Bealville Rd.  A trumpet interchange requires a larger footprint compared to a diamond.