Calgary’s first diverging diamond interchange credited for significant decline in serious crashes - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Calgary’s first diverging diamond interchange credited for significant decline in serious crashes - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
The City of Calgary says a unique southeast traffic overpass, the first of its kind in Canada, has resulted in fewer crashes and far fewer collisions involving injuries.
Cool! There's one under construction in Niagara Falls, 403 @ Glendale.
As the article says, the neat benefit of this style of exchange between a cross-road and a highway or major artery is all of the turning is removed from the signalled intersections, which are reduced to simple stop/go alternating traffic flows; most crashes at signalled intersections happen when cars are turning and crossing a traffic stream.
Yep, the first time I took it it was a little bit weird but not even all that confusing if you just follow your lanes
It's also made such a difference in traffic in the area. 10 years ago, it used to take you up to a half hour to get through that area when you were on Macleod
I’m very glad this overpass has reduced accidents. That is, of course, the goal. I do, however, reserve the right to hate this overpass.
What do you hate about it?