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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I hate the figure 8 design for traffic going from eastbound Stoney to northbound Macleod. They have something very similar for southbound Stoney onto eastbound Crowchild. I find that it becomes really scary to navigate in slippery winter conditions because of the multiple curves and elevation changes.
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Yeah those loops at Crowchild are pretty tight. It's kind of a tough decision for them I guess... weaving on the mainline is not acceptable, and they also only want one exit per direction to a major road. Therefore this is your only other option:
The other loop is now tighter, and plus you've got to build an extra bridge plus widen another one done at the bottom to let that lane merge on, plus decrease the weave zone to Sun Valley/Chap. Neither option is ideal, but overall what they've gone with is cheaper and slightly safer.