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Originally Posted by ken0042
WB Glenmore doesn't exit to SB Deerfoot until after it goes under Deerfoot. So for you to have a bird's eye cloverleaf it would still have to be a flyover, and twice as much bridge than something like the 4th ave or Crowchild flyovers.
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The exit lane for WB Glen to SB Deer starts long before going underneath Deerfoot. A slight realignment northward would theoretically give enough space for a second lane adjacent, and south of that lane (essentially sandwiched between WB Glen and the existing exit lane to SB Deer).
If it were to be elevated above the Lafarge yard, and then stay elevated to go overtop of the exit lane to SB Deer, and then swoop in to give a seamless exit to WB Glen without the criss cross of a traditional cloverleaf, it would likely be cheaper, and much less intrusive (construction wise, because it wouldn't actually go overtop of existing Deerfoot Trail).
Looking at that drawing in the link, it looks like there's a grey swath of space there for my dream road.
Of course, I don't really care where it goes, I just want it built. I agree with Hulk... That exit is downright ridiculous. It's almost as ridiculous as the big fockaroo you have to do to get on to WB Bow from NB Crow.