Welcome to He.. I mean… Newark

I used to think that maybe the 5/10/101/110 Interchange was probably one of the worst designed sections of road in the US. Multiple lane-changes. No-warning exits. Insanely fast drivers. Well, today, I learned I was wrong.

Exiting out of Newark Liberty International Airport, I encountered New Jersey’s deadly 1/9/21/22/78 Interchange, which could have only been concieved by the devil himself. Nowhere in the US have I ever seen NINE stoplights for an intersection, all facing ONE direction. Back-to-back, five and six-way intersections that make 30 to 60 degree sloping turns, with one-ways and yields. In one T-intersection, I counted SEVEN stop signs, with five one-ways and exit-onlys plastered all over. To make things worse, in New Jersey there are no left turns or left U-turns – only right hand turns that U-back or swoop into an overpass (sometimes). Multiple exits without warnings, signs that conflict, make no sense at all or don’t serve any purpose, single-lane road merges with non-highway traffic… whoever designed this was definitely laughing all the way to the bank. I envy that man.

~ by bioscigrad on May 12, 2008.