TimeTrip
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I think your scaling is a bit off (noticeable on the top part of the image). This is my take:
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Epcot Center/Buena Vista Drive Interchange Project
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roj2323
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Even after seeing this overlay I am failing to see how this improves the interchange. All I see is the potential for more traffic lights on the off ramps and more traffic on bonnet creek parkway. Cast members going home from work at Epcot will also have to cross traffic (turn) to get to the onramp for Epcot center drive east to go home instead of just going straight.
I hate to say it but this is looking more and more like it's only one part of a much much larger transportation infrastructure project.
TimeTrip
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I agree, the extra traffic light coming of Epcot center dr west at BVD will likely be unproductive. However, getting rid of the loop from epcot center drive west onto BVD west will reduce the dangerous merging that happens for those travelling from BVD west to Epcot Center Drive East.
How do you figure that these changes add more traffic to bonnet creek. I thought it did until I realized that it looks like traffic from Epcot Center Dr west will exit before BVD and turn left onto BVD west at a new light.
halltd
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Just looking at the emphasis of this plan, it's obvious the primary concern was traffic leaving Disney Springs and getting onto the highway as fast as possible with as least interference...or continuing straight on BVD. Had they left the current exit cloverleaf, it would have caused a horrible merge point with traffic trying to flow right onto the new entrance cloverleaf. Even as it exists today, that merge point is horrible. So, the only "worse off" direction is cast leaving Epcot, but they still don't have to cross any traffic to get onto the highway. They have to make more right turns, but that's it. It's still a semi-continuous flow. I'm sure the numbers of cars estimated to be leaving Disney Springs was far greater (and in a higher concentration) than those leaving Epcot cast parking.
Mike730
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You're definitely right about that. It seems to me like that is quite a bit of more work and money spent completely constructing new roadways to the east and west of the current lanes, though. All in the interest of a smooth changeover? Since when has roadwork ever given that much consideration to drivers? ha!
And I have to agree with those saying that ridding of the direct (straight) lane to Bonnet Creek Parkway seems like a strange decision.
Macadamite85
Member
I love the 1991 map, but I'm having trouble finding H14 and H16. Can anyone point the way? If so, thank you!
Here is how it looked back in February from Nearmap.
Here is a closeup of the widened overpass being built.
Bolt
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Truth. And I understand some pieces of it, but there's a new set of lights installed on BVD that aren't active yet that I'm not sure how it'll connect.
roj2323
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That should be the new Epcot Cr drive off ramp intersection. The current ramp which is further towards Disney springs is going to be closed.
roj2323
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wow a lot has happened since then. The new roadway bridges are in place as well as most of the ramps going to them. There's also an intersection to the right of the overpass where the disney springs off ram is going to be relocated.
JoeCamel
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Wow, looks just like your overlay way back when.... Thanks
The ramp was slated to open July 8, so I guess that means they met their deadline?
halltd
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Disone
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That new off-ramp is the most perplexing thing. It takes away the flow on 2 Bonnet Creek Parkway. The old off-ramp allowed traffic to merge east bound on BVD towards Disney Springs, To stop and turn left on to west bound BVD, or to stop and then continue forward on to Bonnet Creek Parkway. This new off-ramp requires a stop, which is already causing backups onto the main Highway. Allows only for hard right or hard left turns onto east and west bound Buena Vista Drive. It also Eliminates the option to connect directly to Bonnet Creek Parkway. Cars will have to turn right at the new intersection and then make a very quick left turn at the original intersection crossing over several Lanes of traffic. Before they had one intersection handling everything, now they have two intersections that are too close to each other to be efficient. How is this better? I understand many parts of this project but I do not understand this part.
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