This work is being done with the intention of being able to move the toll plaza to a point further in towards the parking lot in the future. The current plaza will be there during the work, but expect a replacement down the line.
These design pics don't seem to indicate a new toll plaza, from my interpretation.
These design pics don't seem to indicate a new toll plaza, from my interpretation.
It appears that the pic @danlb_2000 referenced shows a wider exit from the parking lots, based on the current flow of traffic.
Can you circle on one of the plans where the new toll plaza will go? To me that doesn't make any sense. But, it seems like you have insider knowledge.
These design pics don't seem to indicate a new toll plaza, from my interpretation.
It appears that the pic @danlb_2000 referenced shows a wider exit from the parking lots, based on the current flow of traffic.
Generally in the area of the old Speedway.Can you circle on one of the plans where the new toll plaza will go? To me that doesn't make any sense. But, it seems like you have insider knowledge.
I don't understand why they'd design and spend the presumably millions of dollars on this interchange without at least ties to where the new toll plaza would be. In the original plan, you can see several "ghost roads" that just end which leads me to believe those will tie into future roads. But, nothing points to "new toll plaza location". But, again, it seems like you have insider knowledge, so I'll suspend disbelief...at least a little bit.
Take a look at the more detailed plans and the road alignments are on there.I don't understand why they'd design and spend the presumably millions of dollars on this interchange without at least ties to where the new toll plaza would be. In the original plan, you can see several "ghost roads" that just end which leads me to believe those will tie into future roads. But, nothing points to "new toll plaza location". But, again, it seems like you have insider knowledge, so I'll suspend disbelief...at least a little bit.
These are just the plans for the roadways, flyovers and drainage work submitted for the public roadways. The toll plaza and parking lots are a different ownership structure with separate plans.
These design pics don't seem to indicate a new toll plaza, from my interpretation.
It appears that the pic @danlb_2000 referenced shows a wider exit from the parking lots, based on the current flow of traffic.
Always hated that, but it's not a priority. Eventually they'll do something with that entry.
Yeah when I look closely at that plan, and read the intro on the first two pages, that road heading into the speedway appears to be the 4-lane divided east and west-bound Floridian Way that was referenced earlier to tie in with the new Reams Rd interchange. To the South of that is the MK exit roadway.
Right. Just below where the speedway used to sit, the Floridian Way exit and a new parking lot exit road will flow onto World Drive, joined by a new flyover that can exit traffic directly back to World Dr instead of having to loop around the parking lots. The other half of the new parking lot road is the road that ends abruptly in the plan, which is the new inbound portion, coming from the side of World Drive coming in to the toll plaza currently.
Underneath that is the original canopy structure.This you mean?
That's where we disagree. That road that ends abruptly on the less cluttered plan continues up to the speedway on the "mess" of a drawing all outlined in yellow. That's clearly the new divided section of Floridian Way which will allow people to not have to cut in front of the Poly. It's not nearly wide enough for the number of lanes they need for the toll plaza.
It will make sense in the future.
They should follow Universal's example, which is the construction of grade separated tram/bus lanes they plan on building along existing roads to connect parking, the new hotels, and the new water park. The way it's designed, more destinations can be easily added. Plus, those lanes can be converted easily to electric rapid transit or PRT any time in the future. Using the same system as Uni would also reduce costs because they would be using a single supplier.
As much as I love Back to the Future and RCT, that is not accurate. There is an extra road that will connect going northwest-bound. So, as a driver coming from the south on World drive, you will have 4 options. One will take you east towards the campground, one will take you to the MK parking lot and toll plaza, one will take you north towards the Contemporary, and one will take you northwest towards the Grand Floridian. This also means that a new exit from the MK parking lot will be created to allow traffic to flow in the different directions it needs to in order to connect with everything else. It's quite ingenious.Please excuse the crudity of this model. I didn't have time to build it to scale.
