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Topic: Engineering stupidity

Posted By: DanWi
Subject: Engineering stupidity
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2024 at 9:37pm

We now have 2 diverging diamond interchanges in Wisconsin. If you think roundabouts are bad, I think these things are worse. All traffic has to cross each other's path twice, unless you make a left-hand turn onto the crossroad. If you are making a left-hand turn, you now have to be in the left lane which is 3 lanes over in the case of the interchange in Janesville. but you have 2 stop and go lights to encounter before you get to that point. Great when you are a loaded semi having to start and stop trying to make the lights and 4 wheelers racing around you because you are slowing them down. Otherwise, if you continue down the road 1 more set of lights, great if you time them right sucks if traffic slows you down. I don't understand what was wrong with full clover leaf ramps unto these highways. Traffic never had to cross each other. I guess the only big deal is getting people to slow down for the ramps and not running off them in the snow. Stupid people and stupid engineers ruin it for everyone.

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Posted By: jvin248
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2024 at 11:20pm

Too many city departments playing Sim City.

Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2024 at 12:16am

I was down in Houston TX and first hated their no cloverleafs in freeway , but a underpass for freeway off ramp and a one way road on each side of freeway .
Straight exit to a two way road with stop light , straight entrance to freeway from one way road . Makes since once you get use to it .
WI with 2 roundabouts on bridge overpass (one each end ) then another roundabout for frontage road spaced a little further off - YOUR Dizzy trying to figure out how to get there from here

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