| Page 3 of 3 < |
Tags and Collars Becoming Passe With New Implants
|
TOOLBOX
   Resize
COMMENT
 Discussion Policy
 CLOSE
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.
Who's Blogging  |
-- Peter Whoriskey
In Kansas City, Driving On the Left Will Be Right
Motorists in Kansas City, Mo., will get to drive on the left side of the road -- legally -- thanks to a new interchange based on one in Versailles, France, that is meant to unclog traffic.
After considering other options, the Missouri Department of Transportation recently decided that the design, known as a "diverging diamond" and the first of its kind in this country, is the cheapest and most practical solution for a problem intersection downtown that is clogged with commuter and truck traffic.
"You won't feel like you're on the wrong side of the road," said Susan McCubbins, a state transportation project manager. "It will be more like two one-way roads that have crossed each other."
Transportation spokesman Steve Porter said the idea went over well at a January public meeting.
"Pretty much everyone came in there thinking, 'This is weird,' and left thinking, 'This will work,' " he said.
The plan, to be completed in 2007, will cost about $6 million, compared with $11 million for a more conventional design.
"We've decided driving on the left will be the right thing to do," Porter said.
-- Kari Lydersen
