They aren't just rebuilding overpasses here, they're building a mile of new mainline freeway both at grade and on a replacement viaduct, in addition to many miles of new ramp and several new arterial alignments and intersections, all while the existing freeway and ramp system (which is decidedly in their way) continues to operate. 4 years seems reasonable for that.
I was considering it, but it's a PITA to get there from my house. On the other hand, it's the best opportunity there is to influence the course of this thing, so it certainly seems worth it. A presentation board would be a cool thing to bring (though with the necessary caveat that this is meant as a "what could be in a perfect world" vision, not as a realistic alternative to MassDOT's concepts).
Don't think of it as a left-hand ramp so much as an even split - it preserves the current SFR/Storrow connection without forcing you to traverse 4 lanes of traffic. There would be tight striping pattern (for exit-only) between the entrance and the exit, right Dave?
Exactly. If I had SFR merge on the right all through traffic wanting to get on Storrow would have to weave all the way across. IIRC, it's something like this:
Hah, your firm hiring data? Thatbeingsaid, I would constantly be going head to head with everyone for only caring about vehicles moving, and not the space they are moving through. Then again, perhaps MassDOT could use that...
You already have to go to just about that spot. The only difference is that you have to make a left off cambridge instead of that highspeed merge to the right that currently exists. I didn't want to put an onramp closer because it would either a) require a left hand ramp onto thr EB pike, or b) would dangerously reduce the amount of weaving space on SB SFR before the split.
