I've been stuck in the fiasco that is the Millstream overpass on many occasions and have also seen alot of accidents on this overpass. So I decided to search the internet to see what other locations did for overpasses to improve traffic flow and I found this news article.
http://dailyreporter.com/2009/12/31/interchange-design-blurs-center-line/
I thought to myself this would be a brilliant solution for Millstream as it wouldn't require much in the way of road work changes. So I emailed Langford with the link and got this reply back.
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Thanks for your note below and the link to that very interesting and unique roundabout. I have to confess I have never seen one so detailed and unique.
We are continuing to work towards improving the traffic flow on Millstream Road however at this time the style of roundabout/approach that is shown in your link takes a very large amount of land and we could not possibly build that large of an approach at this location without having to remove many of the existing businesses.
Best Regards,
Michelle
Michelle Mahovlich, P.Geo., P.Eng.
Director of Engineering
CITY OF LANGFORD
2nd floor, 877 Goldstream Ave.
Langford, BC V9B 2X8
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Now I might be confused by this but I am not quite sure how she figures that design would take up any more space than what is currently used. And in fact seems to take up less space as it doesn't require that huge loop that is currently there.
Anyhow this was bugging me and I decided to share to see what other people thought.