Show us Your Interchanges!

[Tubthumper 499]

5 hours ago, Haljackey said:

First of all, fantastic work. Great to see new creations shown here!

What @Lucario Boricua is mentioning is that there are now transition pieces to get your elevated RHW to ground level (or vice vera) on the diagonal so you don't have to curve it and then place the transition.

Oh, yeah I have played around with those!  I thought he was talking about something similar to what my NB to WB ramp was using (which was absolutely awesome to find...without that curved ramp from L0 to L1 this wouldn't have been as compact as it is now!).  Would be nice to have that style for other levels as well (L1 to L2, L2 to L3, etc), and even the same with a diagonal...but am happy with what we have now.  I love the NAM additions to the game, makes highway building more fun!  Thanks for the kind words @Lucario Boricua and @Haljackey!

[Tubthumper 499]

Another interchange completed.  This is inspired by the I-74 / I-465 interchange in the southeast corner of Indianapolis.  The EB/WB for this interchange is the loop around my future city.  The SB lane is another interstate leaving the region.  The NB lane transitions into a road/avenue that goes into the city center

[Tubthumper 499]

Okay, so a bit more complex one done...this took me awhile, but getting a bit better at the whole RHW and all the flex pieces (again, any feedback is appreciated!) - the second interchange I made with no guides/walkthrough...

A bit of background to explain this interchange - working on a regional highway network and then will fill out the city around the highways.  This interchange (circled in red) connects the main throughway with an express spur to the north and a connection to the main (future) Central Business District to the east.  As such, I wanted fairly unimpeded flow of traffic from the south heading west, which caused this interchange to become a complex beast.

Here is an overview of the interchange in question

And a little closer to show some of the details.  Flex Ramps and Flex Heights and Flex Curves galore

[Haljackey 17,272]

Serving up a fresh diamond interchange- with nice slopes. Took a bit to get everything right.

 

 

 

The little ones can look just as good as the big ones.

[Metalhead123 260]

*Tries NAM 44 once*

[Tubthumper 499]

3 hours ago, Metalhead123 said:

*Tries NAM 44 once*

Your first try is better than my first try - which is why you won't see it...

[franyer 305]

A larger cloverleaf interchange that will support somewhat heavy regional freight traffic, connecting the great Port of Alteria and Florence, in addition to its surrounding agricultural areas.

[Haljackey 17,272]

NAM 44 can give you tighter loop ramps. To get this properly sloped was a pain in the ass, but here's the end product:

[Haljackey 17,272]

Am I double posting? Yes... built a second interchange today.

Also a NAM 44 feature- RHW-2 turning lanes on this 'almost trumpet' design.

[CityNut607 622]

My newest NAM 44 interchange. It has 1 new feature in it (i think). This is part of the Ring Road project in my city of Fairway! 

[AP 3,587]

1 hour ago, Haljackey said:

Am I double posting? Yes... built a second interchange today.

Also a NAM 44 feature- RHW-2 turning lanes on this 'almost trumpet' design.

Looks great! Are you plopping all the trees by hand or is there a way to have custom trees spawn automatically?

[Tubthumper 499]

56 minutes ago, AP said:

Looks great! Are you plopping all the trees by hand or is there a way to have custom trees spawn automatically?

You can use a tree controller to place trees in God Mode with custom trees

https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/71785-coris-tree-shoppe/

[Haljackey 17,272]

14 hours ago, AP said:

Looks great! Are you plopping all the trees by hand or is there a way to have custom trees spawn automatically?

Thanks! I have a ton of tree mods installed and then I use the god mode tool to spam them. You can do that in mayor mode too with this mod

Excellent work @CityNut607!!!

[Ulisse Wolf 4,403]

[Pauluk614 71]

This is my first NAM interchange,after 2 days trying and learning about the NAM

[Lucario Boricua 7,027]

       Bringing two this time!       

 

First one is a half diverging diamond interchange! While it's somewhat overkill due to the seemingly redundant left turns to/from the unfinished side, they make for extra comfy U-turns for the freeway!

 

 

Second one is a 3/4 cloverstack, where one of the loops was replaced by a fly-over!

[Pauluk614 71]

6 hours ago, Lucario Boricua said:

       Bringing two this time!       

 

First one is a half diverging diamond interchange! While it's somewhat overkill due to the seemingly redundant left turns to/from the unfinished side, they make for extra comfy U-turns for the freeway!

 

 

Second one is a 3/4 cloverstack, where one of the loops was replaced by a fly-over!

May i ask you what texture are you using for the grass?

it looks so good

[Lucario Boricua 7,027]

 

4 hours ago, Pauluk614 said:

May i ask you what texture are you using for the grass?

it looks so good

 

I'm using the Grass Lands Terrain Mod, it gives cities a relatively uniform bright yellow-green grass. I find it especially suited for humid tropical landscapes. Keep in mind that I also pair it with other terrain mods to get the full humid tropical appearance. Sometime soon I'll publish a guide on how to mix and match terrain mods to achieve certain ambiances.

 

 

[Haljackey 17,272]

Interchange retrofit. Realigned the EB to NB flyover, using the new diagonal height transition. I also added an additional through lane below on the N/S route and cleaned up some curves and other things too.

Before:

After:

I love retrofitting. It's a challenge but I like it!

Oh and if you're wondering why there's no SB to EB flyover in the junction above, that's because there's another major interchange to the north that provides that connection 

[sarcosis 428]

Just a little 3-way interchange in the city.

[Pauluk614 71]

Just a trumpet interchenge in the middle of the city

[Haljackey 17,272]

Nice work!

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Nothing's ever done. I'm still tinkering with this interchange even before I've pressed the play button in this town.

From

To

Spot the differences. if not I can specify them:

-Off ramp on-slope transition installed

-On ramp now has a a small merge area before merging onto the highway

-Expanded turn lanes

-Additional signage 'n stuff.

 

Always something to tinker with.

[CityNut607 622]

Nothing extravagant, but a tad "complicated". 

I wish there was a better way to do those circled intersections.

 

[Pauluk614 71]

20 hours ago, CityNut607 said:

Nothing extravagant, but a tad "complicated". 

I wish there was a better way to do those circled intersections.

 

have you tried using roundabouts?

I think thats a nice place to have some,but might have to modify a little bit the interchange

[TG24 355]

On 28/3/2022 at 8:46 AM, Pauluk614 said:

This is my first NAM interchange,after 2 days trying and learning about the NAM

Good Job  Even i installed it like 6-7 months the NAM nad i dont know how to do that.

[Haljackey 17,272]

Stack interchange evolution

Raw build

Natural beautification

Initial zoning

Initial usage- wildlife getting in the way

Enhanced beautification. Wildlife gone, sound walls, storm water management, additional illumination

[Durfsurn 539]

 

 

[Haljackey 17,272]

This video displays various interchanges I've shown here as of late. It shows just where they fit in my region.

 

 

 

[Ulisse Wolf 4,403]

A simple but effective four-leaf clover interchange

 

 

[kschmidt 6,163]

On 19-4-2022 at 3:43 PM, Haljackey said:

This video displays various interchanges I've shown here as of late. It shows just where they fit in my region.

 

 

Around 7 min mark  going north and east there´s some RHW left over along the highway !