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Started by kphoger, July 17, 2025, 10:50:32 PM

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I-55

#400
August 12, 2025, 08:46:47 AM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

Whichever one requires greater use of the Road Anarchy mod
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kphoger

#401
August 12, 2025, 11:46:03 AM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

rock paper scissors
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Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

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

Mapmikey

#402
August 12, 2025, 12:55:54 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

Whether they have the budget for 4 letters or for 5.

kphoger

#403
August 12, 2025, 12:58:39 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

They don't.  It's left up to the construction crew.
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

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

Max Rockatansky

#404
August 12, 2025, 01:09:13 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

Engineers Roshambo over which gets built.

kphoger

#405
August 12, 2025, 01:20:15 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

The build a balsa wood 3-D mockup of both options.  Whichever one the boss thinks looks better, that's the one they go with.
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

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

xonhulu

#406
August 12, 2025, 03:26:50 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

The modern approach is to carry out detailed, lengthy & costly planning studies to compare & contrast the utility of each, then just build a roundabout instead.

kphoger

#407
August 12, 2025, 03:53:27 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

By consulting Arthur Hale via spirit medium.  This is part of the standard EIS (Environmental Impact Séance) process.
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

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

kphoger

#408
August 12, 2025, 03:56:14 PM  
Quote from: vdeane on August 11, 2025, 12:40:55 PM8/11/25: What is your favorite thing to do at a roadmeet?

bip
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

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

Henry

#409
August 12, 2025, 08:58:21 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?
They literally roll a pair of dice, and the option with the higher number wins. In case of a tie, they roll again until a winner is chosen.
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GaryV

#410
August 12, 2025, 09:00:41 PM  
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 12, 2025, 02:28:13 AM8/12/2025:

How do highway engineers choose between over/underpasses for interchanges?

They do a study of how many bicycles and disabled pedestrians use the street. The higher the number, the higher the overpass.
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