Continuous flow at Y opens at midnight (Austin, West: house, vs.)

[Trainwreck20]

Originally Posted by cBach

Yep, improve it one place and it just kicks the bucket down the road to the next bottleneck.

Yeah, and for me, it moved it from 'upstream' to 'downstream' in my daily commute .

OTOH, I realize that the traffic getting through that intersection doesn't all go to one place, so it probably really does add a beneficial piece to the overall traffic situation.

[ppp38]

Eh, the flyover onto N. MoPac hasn't been bad for me at all since the CFI opened. My commute during rush hour is a breeze now. The only time the flyover has been backed up has when there has been a stalled car or accident on MoPac, and that isn't out of the ordinary.

[Marq]

Originally Posted by LakeTravisAlum

I went through it this morning. No change. Still a ton of backed up traffic. 290 eastbound and 71 eastbound at the Y still had bumper to bumper traffic. What a waste.

Gosh -- thanks for another "improvement", TXDoT!

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

I was coming back from break about 9:30 at night heading east on 290. I found the entire set-up so confusing I couldn't find the left turn lane onto west bound Wm. Cannon. I had to go to the Shell Circle K convenience store to turn around and head back turn right on to Wm Cannon. It caused me to be nearly late getting back to work.

I'm going out there tomorrow and try that turn again from east bound 290 on to west bound Wm Cannon. I'm sure there's a way to do it without having to make a u turn, or whatever.

I don't know who designed that intersection but I never seen an inersection that is so confusing, I don't see how the state can possibly deem it safe for the general public. Were they trying to be creative and artful? Is this a new trend that highway intersections are heading thru out the country, or is this just Austin being weird?

I'm sure once I get use to it I will like it alright, but I can't help but wonder how newcomers and out of towers will handle that conglomerated mess of a highway.

[BJB817]

They should've just waited until they had the $ to build an overpass, which is what's actually needed. What a waste of money for something that'll probably be replaced in a few years anyway.

[zakas80]

Originally Posted by BJB817

They should've just waited until they had the $ to build an overpass, which is what's actually needed. What a waste of money for something that'll probably be replaced in a few years anyway.

I don't believe this was ever supposed to be considered a "permanent" fix but just a band aid on a gun shot wound. However I must say that being that I have to take the bus from the Oak Hill Park and Ride and living just an half mile north of it the new configuration.It has made my left hand turn into the lot a heck of a lot safer and easier for me. Probably be at least another 5-7 years to they will work out a more long term solution imo

[ppp38]

Originally Posted by Ivory Lee Spurlock

I was coming back from break about 9:30 at night heading east on 290. I found the entire set-up so confusing I couldn't find the left turn lane onto west bound Wm. Cannon. I had to go to the Shell Circle K convenience store to turn around and head back turn right on to Wm Cannon. It caused me to be nearly late getting back to work.

I'm going out there tomorrow and try that turn again from east bound 290 on to west bound Wm Cannon. I'm sure there's a way to do it without having to make a u turn, or whatever.

I don't know who designed that intersection but I never seen an inersection that is so confusing, I don't see how the state can possibly deem it safe for the general public. Were they trying to be creative and artful? Is this a new trend that highway intersections are heading thru out the country, or is this just Austin being weird?

I'm sure once I get use to it I will like it alright, but I can't help but wonder how newcomers and out of towers will handle that conglomerated mess of a highway.

Its really easy to figure out. Maybe because it was at night and construction crews are out from 8pm to 5am this week that you missed the signs.

[Trainwreck20]

Saw the first wreck at the Wm Cannon/290 intersection this morning - looks like a truck heading east through the intersection failed to stop in time at the next light (the one for left turn from west-bound 290 into the 'queue' for the south bound Wm Cannon left turn light). Did not see it happen, so not sure what caused it, but judging by the front-end damage, it just looks like a rear-ender into a stationary vehicle. Does not really look to be caused by confusion at the intersection so much as not paying attention to the traffic in front of you.....

[cBach]

Originally Posted by zakas80

I don't believe this was ever supposed to be considered a "permanent" fix but just a band aid on a gun shot wound. However I must say that being that I have to take the bus from the Oak Hill Park and Ride and living just an half mile north of it the new configuration.It has made my left hand turn into the lot a heck of a lot safer and easier for me. Probably be at least another 5-7 years to they will work out a more long term solution imo

Glad to hear it is starting to benefit some people.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Ivory Lee Spurlock

I was coming back from break about 9:30 at night heading east on 290. I found the entire set-up so confusing I couldn't find the left turn lane onto west bound Wm. Cannon. I had to go to the Shell Circle K convenience store to turn around and head back turn right on to Wm Cannon. It caused me to be nearly late getting back to work.

I'm going out there tomorrow and try that turn again from east bound 290 on to west bound Wm Cannon. I'm sure there's a way to do it without having to make a u turn, or whatever.

I don't know who designed that intersection but I never seen an inersection that is so confusing, I don't see how the state can possibly deem it safe for the general public. Were they trying to be creative and artful? Is this a new trend that highway intersections are heading thru out the country, or is this just Austin being weird?

I'm sure once I get use to it I will like it alright, but I can't help but wonder how newcomers and out of towers will handle that conglomerated mess of a highway.

What has happened is that Austin doesn't have the money and most highway projects in the Hill Country or the Barton Creek Watershed have been blocked. So, TxDoT has been researching other ways around this. These new intersections will become more of the norm in the next few years.

There is a "superstreet" already in place east of the airport on 71. Basically no left turns, only Michigan Left Turns.

There is another CFI planned for Parmer/1431. There is a diverging diamond intersection planned for 1431/I-35.

These will become "de rigueur" in future years.