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Old Oct 5, 2015 | 10:28 am
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Originally Posted by gj83
I went through the one on i-85 in Atlanta last week. I noticed that everyone was stopping before turning left which mucked things up since it's a protected left.
The DDI in Columbus has lanes that bulge away from each other. These increase the angle opposite traffic lanes cross at, making the intersection feel almost like a typical cross-street intersection. Is the Atlanta interchange built that way?

Last edited by ajGoes; Oct 5, 2015 at 1:29 pm Reason: Try to clarify my clumsy sentence about bulges and lanes.
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