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Originally Posted by Biff
No. They have the option of starting from scratch if they choose instead of being forced to reuse the existing east-north flyover. Previous designs always tried to incorporate this. I think that this is a smart move as they have tons of room to design whatever works right. The previous designs required 3 structures just to get over the east-north exit ramp.
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Makes sense, considering that ramp must be over 40 years old by now and is probably getting close to its replacement age in any event. It would seem weird to tailor a $150-200M interchange just so that a fully depreciated, somewhat outdated off-ramp could be used for another decade or two before it gets replaced anyway.