Show us Your Interchanges!

[sarcosis 428]

I built a 3-levels stack interchange for the first time today. It turned out a bit bigger than I would have liked to but it was a lot of fun. 

[PaPa-J 778]

Does look rather large, but it's great work.

[sarcosis 428]

I tried something different today, a roundabout interchange kind of. Again it's a bit large but it works.

[sarcosis 428]

A 3-way interchange in a very urban environment. 

[Flann 1,709]

top stuff @sarcosis

[JBM 278]

[sarcosis 428]

Here is a 2 for 1, a highway interchange with a small train interchange next to it. 

[TheMurderousCricket 5,048]

Literally, my first ever highway intersection in this game... The length of exit and run-up lanes needs to be expanded, I guess.

[superhighway_410 90]

It ain't much, but it's an honest work

[Tarkus 6,932]

A little experiment . . .

-Tarkus

 

[Leathershoes&corn 829]

I like interchange.

[CityNut607 622]

On 4/4/2023 at 4:06 AM, Leathershoes&corn said:

I like interchange.

@Leathershoes&corn,I am loving the look and realism in this post! Its what I strive to achieve and you sir have done it!  And I may incorporate your interchange design sometime! Well done! 

 

 

I rebuilt the interchange in Orange Park that featured left exits and entrances. I also threw in some NAM 47 goodies! 

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[JulioC 2,580]

I don't know how you guys create these massives masterpieces 

that little guy took me like an hour (and it was based in a real life interchange located in Imatra, Finland. imagine if i tried to create something totally original lol) 

but I had fun building that interchange, I will start to practice more RHW, i hope to show more sophisticated creations in the future 

[sarcosis 428]

I was inspired by a design from Indiana Joe that I saw while scrolling through the old posts from this thread and gave it a go. Mine turned out bigger  I will have to try it again eventually but it's still looking pretty good. First picture is the one from Indiana Joe and the second is my attempt at it.  

[JBM 278]

Not the most practical one, but it looks nice!

 

 

[Haljackey 17,272]

It may only be a partial interchange, but it was a challenge to widen

[Haljackey 17,272]

A few more before and afters with the highway widening upgrade. This also includes a new partial Y interchange that simply wasn't possible when I first built the highway. A curved elevated to ground transition diagonal had yet to exist, not to mention the diagonal connection pieces.

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Just one more lane bro

 

[Haljackey 17,272]

Kept on the project, sorry for the triple post but did want to show this interchange evolution as more connections were made.

Here's a zoom in of the newest connection. The highway now widens to 8 lanes west of here now too.

I love retrofitting.

 

[Girafarig 1,379]

Wow. So the highway coming from the left splits, after all of that complex interchange, into… three different routes? What a mess (and I mean this in the best way possible).

[NateKC 107]

Downtown Llamapolis - The underground tunnel to the west is a viaduct connecting the city's west side. The one-way roads to the north turn into highway traffic to the south and east.

Downtown Llamapolis - The interchange below is considered the eastern border of downtown proper and connects the city's northern suburbs across the river and neighborhoods and suburbs further east. This city tile is a continuation of downtown area in the photos above that transitions to a diverse amalgamation of industrial areas, established neighborhoods, low-income housing, and upscale parklike areas built into the foothills of the mountainous terrain southeast of the city. 

The City of Valhalla - Located approximately 12 km east of downtown Llamapolis and rapidly growing. First pic is facing south and second is facing north. I had fun building this interchange. My favorite feature is how the on- and off-ramps on the north side of the TLA-5 split off to the south and east. 

Sim Prairie - This is a small farming community about 25 km southeast of downtown Llamapolis. Developers are all too eager to transform it into a mega suburb. This compact stack interchange was also very satisfying to build. Unfortunately, the regional planners went a little overboard on the earthworks and cleared all of the farmland and trees, leaving the area looking rather barren. BUT the interchange itself turned out awesome. Just needs some props and development to fill those voids.

I'm really liking the latest NAM upgrade   

[Haljackey 17,272]

Another interchange evolution. The widening project shown on my posts further up this page concludes at this junction.

Zoom in

[CityNut607 622]

Evolution of the first interchange in my new city of Eddington. 

 

Rough sketch of the "idea". 

 

Idea becoming reality:

 

Minor tweaks:

 

Final Product: 

--CityNut607

[Haljackey 17,272]

Here's my first video in over 6 months, features a ton of interchanges shown here recently, along with a stretch of RHW-12S!
 

 

 

[Haljackey 17,272]

I've been working on a new airport for a bit now and obviously I need to connect it with my transportation networks. I think I've got the ones around the terminals done in their raw form anyway.

Airport access interchange

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Terminal A access

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Terminal B access

Cargo terminal access

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Terminal C access

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Terminal D access

'halferchange' to access airport ammenities

Rear cargo terminal access - last one and still being finalized

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You can see it here in the region. Still need another highway link to the rest of the network then I'm all set highway-wise anyway. Still lots of railwork/transit to do.

 

[Haljackey 17,272]

It's been pretty quiet here but I've been chugging along making interchanges to and around that airport area posted above.

I've been posting updates in the Show Us What You're Working On thread- I tend to show more polished works here but here's something to fill the void I guess? Updates from the last post and new ones.

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A new airport access highway has been built and cuts 90 degrees here- made a unique interchange design at the bend

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Next tile over, another curve, another unique interchange

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That diverging diamond design is done, with a few extra ramps to service the surrounding industrial area

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To get to one of the terminals, you have to navigate this almost full freeway to freeway creation

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And that N/S road does extend as a freeway a bit, giving you this quickchange.

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Over at one of the other terminals, this 3 way and associated folded diamond is ready for action

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If you look closely I made a kinda mini junction to access the control tower. A Do Not Enter sign placed to help tell regular drivers to ignore the connection.

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And a 'halferchange' was built to the north to provide some additional connections.

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Next up, the big stack with the airport access highway

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To the south, a large folded diamond to access another terminal

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And to the south of that, a split diamond to help access the cargo hub

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Some other miscellaneous images.

Further away I had to rework some highway approaches to build a new BTM (bullet train line) to service the airport.

The airport access highway will run north and will require upgrading this to a full freeway-freeway interchange. Some initial work has begun.

And here's a region view to put everything in context. Still lots to be done, but a ton has already been accomplished.

 

[Haljackey 17,272]

@b22rian wanted me to share some pics of how I build an interchange from start to finish, so here are some progress images for those interested.

My latest junction.

Leveling out the terrain

7.5m ground raisers

Bullet train slope mod

On-Slope transitions

Loops and bridge work

Approach

Offramps

Remaining non-loop onramp, cosmetic pieces

Smoothing/polishing up ramps and slopes

Basic eyecandy - lights, signs, trees

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Hope you liked!

[b22rian 153]

Great body of work here !!

Thanks for your continued dedication to this ...

[Haljackey 17,272]

Yes this is the same location. Almost undetectable. The crown jewel of my recent highway build projects.

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Sure you could argue that the huge stack interchange a couple posts up is more impressive, but this junction was far more challenging as it was a massive retrofit, vs the Stack which was a new build.

 

 

[kschmidt 6,163]

On 6/26/2023 at 8:38 PM, Haljackey said:

Yes this is the same location. Almost undetectable. The crown jewel of my recent highway build projects.

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Sure you could argue that the huge stack interchange a couple posts up is more impressive, but this junction was far more challenging as it was a massive retrofit, vs the Stack which was a new build.

 

 

Great, exciting custom interchange !

[raynev1 1,886]

Incredible work everyone , great pictures .