The Department of Transportation is working on a section of the Interstate that I travel on to and from work. Essentially, they are replacing an interchange which allows the Interstate to pass above a rural road and provides on/off access to the Interstate from that rural road.

Initially, they moved all of the traffic down to one lane and then over onto the shoulder of the road on the bridge. There was nothing magical about this as they have done similar things in the past.

However, this week they did something new. This week they have routed traffic off of the Interstate completely and then routed it right back on. So, everyone gets sent off of the Interstate, down the off ramp, across the rural road, up the on ramp and back on to the Interstate. Of course, the rural road is blocked off so traffic can move non-stop. And, all and all, it seems to work quite well.

There is one aspect of this setup that concerns me. They have installed a traffic light at the bottom of both sets of ramps. And while they are not activated at this time, I suspect that they will be some time soon.