I was looking at Google Maps Satellite View and chanced upon U.S. Route 6 through Omaha, NE. From the looks of it, it used to run at-grade between NE 120th Street and I-680 as W Dodge Road. Then NEDOT built viaducts over the at-grade portion so U.S. Route 6 can be completely free-flowing from the west end of Omaha to I-680. With that in mind, why not do something like that to address the at-grade intersections on the western portion of Circle Drive? There may seem to be little space around the interchange with Louis Riel Trail North and Yellowhead Highway West but that’s how engineering marvels are born. After that, interchanges at Marquis Drive and at Highway 394 will just be a child’s play.
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