Problem 3: Basic Freeway Sections
Figure 5 shows a view of Location C looking north, just before the double-lane right-hand ramp leaves to head toward Rte 7 east. You can see the two lanes of I-787 that continue north under the railroad bridge and then Route 7. You can also see the signs for Route 7 east on the right (leading toward Troy) and Route 7 west (leading toward Saratoga Springs). The truck in the distance at the front of the platoon traveling north on I-787 is at the beginning of the weaving section designated as Location E in Figure Figure 1.
Figure 6 shows a view of Rte 7 west just at the end of the weaving section designated as Location A in Figure 2-1. You can see the beginning of the semi-direct ramp leading from Rte 7 west toward I-787 south. Just beyond the view in the picture is the point where the right-hand ramp to I-787 north branches off to the right. You can also see cars on Rte 7 east and, if you study the photo very carefully, cars on the auxiliary lane that connects to the loop ramps to and from I-787. The loop ramp associated with Location I can just barely be seen in the distance, behind the sign with the two downward arrows between the car and the truck.
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| Figure 5. View of I-787 North at Location C just before the two right hand lanes leave to go toward Route 7 east | Figure 6. View of Route 7 looking west at the western end of Location A |