Interchange leaves drivers bewildered
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DRIVERS heading to or from Chongqing, the sprawling city in southwest China, are being driven to distraction by a new highway interchange.
After eight years in the making, the Huangjuewan interchange is now complete on the city’s outskirts.
The structure balances five layers of traffic and no fewer than 15 ramps allow vehicles to move from one level to another, in eight directions, according to the city government’s website.
An official with Chongqing’s urban and rural construction committee told reporters the complex design was necessary to link the city’s core, airport and expressway, with each ramp leading to a different zone.
The navigational nightmare has set the Internet ablaze.
“If you miss a ramp, you will reach Chongqing one day later,” warned one user on Weibo.
“My GPS told me: go where you want and leave me alone!” was another comment, while another christened the city “Chongqing, the city that you’ll never leave.”
But one driver was happy: “Huangjuewan, a legendary bridge in eight directions and five stories: I took it without a GPS and without getting lost!”
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