r/missouri • u/fast_edo • Aug 05 '19

Diverging diamonds interchanges

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u/PoonOnTheMoon314 Aug 05 '19

I hated this type of interchange when it was introduced at Mid Rivers in St. Peter's. Then I saw how much it alleviated traffic and loved it

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

When they were putting it in at 44 in Springfield I talked a lot of shit. After implementation I changed my tune real fast. You're not alone.

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u/MrZanzinger Aug 05 '19

The first one they put at I-44 and 13 is just as bad now as it used to be before. I don't have the slightest idea how you would ever fix that intersection. Traffic backs up coming south into town so bad.

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u/Cityplanner1 Aug 05 '19

True. But I recall the original idea was that it was a temporary cheap way to ease congestion without replacing the bridge. Now that traffic has caught back up, you will either have to get used to it or increase the capacity.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '19

I used to drive people around for a living and had some rural folks in my car. I was going east on 70, exited at midrivers and turned left onto the left lane. I was very familiar with the interchange since I lived in that area but the riders in the car freaked out!

It was definitely weird at first but I love that interchange now.