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Update 108 - ST. PAUL: Maidens Interchange - North I-55 / West I-80 Approach

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Update 108 - Maidens Interchange - North I-55 / West I-80 Approach

I am really excited to show off this interchange. Yes, yes, it would be FAR better if I had used the RHW, but it is what it is. I'm more comfortable with the Maxis stuff (I know what I can do). This took a lot of work to figure out the mileage and make signs and then I got really intrepid and stuck the signs into the pictures and the terrain!

Today, we will examine this interchange from the point of view of North Interdistrict Highway 55 and West I-80.

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We'll start as I-55 / I-80 goes under Newbridge Road (District Highway 230).

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I bet other people have done this, even going as far as making IN-GAME props of highway signs, but I'm proud of it.

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National Highway 41 travels along with I-55 and I-80 but at this point exits and joins with I-255.

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Exit 71 A.

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Ramp carrying traffic from South I-255 to North I-55 / West I-80 merging.

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Ramp carrying traffic from East I-680 to North I-55 / West I-80 merging.

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Exit 71 B to West I-680.

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Maidens Road overpass.

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A little overview of the area with some superimposed signs.

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You are here.

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I'm really excited about this update. Once I got the signs and stuff really put together and knew what I was doing, it became a load of fun. I also got this update finished on Thursday, January 8th! That means time to play the game itself and get future updates ready. The next update will be the interchange from either South I-255 or South I-55 / East I-80 approach. The approach from East I-680 will have to wait as I haven't finished building the whole freeway, and I don't know the mileage for this interchange from that approach, yet. WHAT DO YOU THINK!??

Check out the District of Wenzel Street Map to get an idea where we are. This is A NEW LINK as the old LINK was dead!

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Really surprising what you did here in a game where having a non-straight road is already a challenge. Very realistic result and impeccable finish (I noticed the sunflare; good thinking!).

 

May I ask if the last picture was photoshoped from a Region Census screenshot or is completely crafted?

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nice but u could have done it much nicer with the rhw

 

Yeah, RHW is better, but I'm not good at it and it doesn't offer the same flexibility.

 

 

awesome really awesome!

 

THANKS!

 

 

Really surprising what you did here in a game where having a non-straight road is already a challenge. Very realistic result and impeccable finish (I noticed the sunflare; good thinking!).

 

May I ask if the last picture was photoshoped from a Region Census screenshot or is completely crafted?

 

Thank you.  Yes, the last picture is from the region census.  I didn't want to show some areas so I made an overhead view of the region and cut out an area.

 

 

What an original interchange! Very well presented and executed.

 

Thank you.

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