Looks good to me - they even have extra space for panhandlers.

 

since when do we drive on the left side of the road?

 

It makes sense but drivers are not used to it so it will suck bad...

 

Can you say CLUSTER F......????? I can just see Don's Grandmother in that confusing mess.....

 

that's interesting, I think with good markings and some infomercials, people will figure it out.

To see how it looks at road level:

 

At street level that looks a lot less confusing than most "normal" intersections in Charlotte. They did a great job of visually separating the two lanes while switched to eliminate the "wrong side of the road" feeling.

 

At street level that looks a lot less confusing than most "normal" intersections in Charlotte. They did a great job of visually separating the two lanes while switched to eliminate the "wrong side of the road" feeling.

Yeah, those were my thoughts exactly. the high barriers/walls and fences make it look simpler... the angle of the intersection makes it look more like a "normal" traffic coming from the right, like a one way intersecting with your street.

 

Yeah, K-vegas will handle this well ... not.

 

Doesn't matter how simple or complex an interchange is if you don't pay effing attention to what you're doing...

 

Doesn't matter how simple or complex an interchange is if you don't pay effing attention to what you're doing...

This, but there is always that few tho

 

That's not a joke. I've seen so many people driving through on coming traffic since we've got those.

 

That is just plain retarded.

 

Can you still text and navigate this?

 

I am so glad my trips to Charlotte are rare. Most of those, I sneak in on Hwy 49 and meander through on surface streets.

 

It'd be better with tunnels or over passes and no stop lights.

 

That's not a joke. I've seen so many people driving through on coming traffic since we've got those.

It's the ones that haven't figured out that you need to MERGE with the traffic in the circle rather than waiting until the circle is totally clear that get me. Had to honk my horn at a lady the other day to make her move after the circle had cleared. Then there was the one who cut right in front of me from the inside lane into the right turn only lane with no signal. I'm really surprised there hasn't been a major accident at the big one...

 

At street level that looks a lot less confusing than most "normal" intersections in Charlotte. They did a great job of visually separating the two lanes while switched to eliminate the "wrong side of the road" feeling.

DOT has been crowing about how many of these "Diverging Diamonds" are going to be built in Charlotte. Including the upcoming I-485/I-85 interchange and the "upgrade" to a couple other I-85 interchanges.

 

Wonder how the GPS Nav systems are affected by that mess? "Proceed 1/10th mil and turn left." And directly on to the incoming traffic exit ramp the driver goes......

 

Construction is going on right now on Poplar Tent Rd at I-85 and Hwy 73 at I-85 with those same stupid diamonds.

We will soon see how well they work here.

 

DOT has been crowing about how many of these "Diverging Diamonds"

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A Georgia Tech student did a thesis showing how the interchange in Atlanta that merged Hwy 400 onto I-85 would be a disaster, much to the ridicule of DOT, his instructor, and the powers that be....he flunked the course, and so did DOT...