Complicated highway ramp fixup advice.
I'm a new map editor that fixed an issue I encountered today. Given it was kind of complicated, I figured I'd consult to see if I got it right.
If you look here: https://www.waze.com/editor/?lon=-71.45 ... 9,31591364
The two highlighted segments used to be drawn as one segment, which matches the physical layout of the road. However, a result of this is I was routed off the freeway onto the ramp, then followed the path through the interchange that put me back on the freeway. Since this path never touches a surface road, I think it's technically legal, but it's very poor routing. (And in over a decade of commuting through there, I've never seen a case where following that particular path would buy you any time at all.)
So my solution was to parallel that short piece of ramp with one segment of road for each of the two sides that traffic enters. At the point I put a juncture to join the traffic together, I disallowed the traffic coming off the freeway from following the left lane that enters the ramp system that eventually puts you back on the freeway.
Comments?
If you look here: https://www.waze.com/editor/?lon=-71.45 ... 9,31591364
The two highlighted segments used to be drawn as one segment, which matches the physical layout of the road. However, a result of this is I was routed off the freeway onto the ramp, then followed the path through the interchange that put me back on the freeway. Since this path never touches a surface road, I think it's technically legal, but it's very poor routing. (And in over a decade of commuting through there, I've never seen a case where following that particular path would buy you any time at all.)
So my solution was to parallel that short piece of ramp with one segment of road for each of the two sides that traffic enters. At the point I put a juncture to join the traffic together, I disallowed the traffic coming off the freeway from following the left lane that enters the ramp system that eventually puts you back on the freeway.
Comments?
Complicated highway ramp fixup advice.