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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster
Interesting example, appreciate the specificity.
I agree the look for the jersey barriers is not the best, but they work and are cost effective. As a taxpayer I'd rather they use the most cost effective solution. Trying to make highways beautiful is like trying to put lipstick on a pig.
To be honest, I don't really see how your example is any worse than this, in fact i's almost identical:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6462494,-...llDLtcelyDcyqimyGg3bQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
I would go so far as to say that ourtside of the jersey barriers I prefer the Vancouver example. And as for the abutments, I actually much prefer the constrained environment, seems more big city and urban compared the sprawling interchanges you see in a place like Dallas where land is cheap. |
Completely your opinion but how does the Vancouver picture seem more big city it's out in the middle of farm land. The two pictures are quite different notice how torontos had a nice trench with grass hills on each side, lower highway means a less steep incline for the overpass. Toronto's actually looks big city, Vancouver looks constrained and cheap
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