The MOST EFFICIENT highway layout EVER might surprise you... Freeways!

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2 жыл бұрын

In this episode of Freeways (part 5) I create my most efficient and top scoring junction in Freeways yet! The highest score in Freeways might surprise you! I did not expect this highway interchange junction layout to be the most efficient in Freeways, even though I am a professional highway engineer with nearly 10 years experience in designing roads.
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About Freeways:
Freeways is a game where you draw freeway interchanges. You are the traffic engineer.
Draw roads like you're drawing a picture.
Design for efficiency or draw the spaghetti junction of your dreams.
Simulate traffic flow through your interchange. Most importantly, avoid traffic jams.
Connect a whole world together in a network of interchanges. Features 80 levels.
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@marcusmelander8055 Жыл бұрын

I think the number one thing I've learned from this series is to avoid putting a merge before a diverge.

@chloekhamxox 5 ай бұрын

And perpendicular bridges

@MegaMech 2 жыл бұрын

I'm just imagining driving a paving machine and the boss being like "WHAT IS THIS?!?" and being like "my hand slipped"

@jerodast Жыл бұрын

I'm imagining driving a bridge-building machine that is not a real thing and accidentally going up an extra level because "oops I clicked the wrong button" and now the highway is a roller coaster, too bad!

@MegaMech Жыл бұрын

@@jerodast they are real but I suppose not in the way you are imagining them.

@heyviper1238 Жыл бұрын

@@jerodast we'd have to name it the Mighty Matt or smt

@mihailmilev9909 Жыл бұрын

@@MegaMech lol

@mihailmilev9909 Жыл бұрын

@@heyviper1238 fr

@ConnorH90 2 жыл бұрын

just wait till you get to some of the last levels. There is no more efficiency, only "barely made it work" lol. I love this game. You have a much steadier hand than I

@hamanamahamana7124 2 жыл бұрын

Ha lol, as Long as I have enough concrete I could make it work.

@jacobymryoutube 2 жыл бұрын

Yea I’ve beat the whole game and I can say the same

@iaxacs3801 2 жыл бұрын

Whoever created level 36 was a pure sadist. That or had a city commission in real life want that train wreck of a road plan

@William_W 2 жыл бұрын

My freeways is Roundabouts everywhere!

@saquoiafighter 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I'm at the same place, where I've managed to finish all the levels, but couldn't reach the required score to unlock the pictures. I'm currently stuck on 6 levels, trying to reach their score.

@darenmiller4359 2 жыл бұрын

Oklahoma City resident here chiming in about the roundabout to nowhere. It is actually a bicycle path or cycle path that runs along the river towards downtown Oklahoma City. it’s just a silly loop that takes you back to where you got on the loop. The major interchange pictured is interstate 44 and interstate 40 right in the heart of okc.

@BryonStice 2 жыл бұрын

Also an OKC resident. Never even knew about that bike path!

@TheCrestent1 2 жыл бұрын

Also from okc area, wasn't sure where this one was. Thanks for the clarification!

@darenmiller4359 2 жыл бұрын

@@BryonStice yes. You can ride a loop from lake Hefner south towards the fairgrounds and go to the Devon boathouse or to lake overholser along the river trail. And overholser & Hefner are connected by bike trail as well. Fun stuff and great exercise without worrying about riding in traffic. 👍🏻

@stephenmcgowen4960 2 жыл бұрын

Near okc resident here scrolling through the comments to se if someone had said what the highways were. Glad to see more of us watching this channel.

@pacoroszelmusic55 2 жыл бұрын

former OKC Resident here, recognized the interchange immediately but didn't know the loop. got on google maps and followed it back and realized it was the bike path. Glad to see some other OKC peeps here

@playreset 2 жыл бұрын

7:53 The bridges! The traffic was conflicting with each other! that why it was doing so bad in the top left corner! You can see the cars hitting each other, stopping and then going again.

@RealCivilEngineerGaming 2 жыл бұрын

ah balls, knew it!

@andygonzalez692 2 жыл бұрын

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming oh hi Matt!

@hamanamahamana7124 2 жыл бұрын

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming you should have done the direct routes before the roundabout.

@AAaa-jc5sk 2 жыл бұрын

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming …do a figure8. :)

@amandakahn524 2 жыл бұрын

Hi my name is hi

@KaptainKlein 2 жыл бұрын

The way you're able to say "Oh that could've been slightly better... Oh well on to the next one!" is a skill I am VERY jealous of.

@Grass89Eater 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The Freeways devs also makes an optimization software for professional city planers, they claim it uses AI to find the optimal solution.

@hondacivic6111 2 жыл бұрын

@Fish Zealot how so?

@honeyleaf2499 2 жыл бұрын

What software

@Toasty_93 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this is exactly the same, but AI route planning software is rarely more efficient than actual people. I'm always skeptical when people claim their AI is more efficient than professionals.

@grrarg9319 2 жыл бұрын

@@Toasty_93 our local council spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on "analysis" of whether a rail crossing needed a bridge to stop the massive queues of traffic that build up when a train arrives. The outcome? They decided not everyone in the queue wanted to cross the rail tracks and decided to put a right turn only lane into a dead end. I would have trusted AI software over anyone at that council, mind you I would have trusted a hedgehog to make a better decision as well.

@Toasty_93 2 жыл бұрын

@@grrarg9319 on the other hand, how often are local councils made up of professionals relevant to the fields they're making decisions about? Not that it would take a professional to come up with a solution to that particular problem, but you get the idea.

@aetch77 2 жыл бұрын

The "yellow cars" are buses and they're hopelessly slow. I also noticed that the bridges have runout areas, when you place bridges too close to the ramps of other bridges they interfere with each others traffic.

@deathdrop 2 жыл бұрын

Wait how are they busses??

@grrarg9319 2 жыл бұрын

@@deathdrop American school busses. I want UK red double decker's that cant clear the 1st level bridges so you need to build them 2nd level high, but no. We get school busses.

@deathdrop 2 жыл бұрын

@@grrarg9319 oh American school bus...makes sense i think....?

@libbybollinger5901 7 ай бұрын

@@deathdropcertainly makes sense with how slow they go.

@deathdrop 7 ай бұрын

@@libbybollinger5901 hm ok then

@r-i-v-v 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you always say you're gonna start using the right click functionality but immediately go back to your old ways once you say that

@dz33no 2 жыл бұрын

I randomly found your channel about 3 months ago and since then I fell in love with the content!

@thumdisanda 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@apfelcraftTV 2 жыл бұрын

Same XD

@dz33no 2 жыл бұрын

🔥👌🎉

@comentarista_ 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@Jebra93 2 жыл бұрын

Same! So wholesome

@HomelessPank 2 жыл бұрын

Pro tip: you can drag a road to the edge of the road you want to bridge over and select in between the edges, then make a bridge. It will make a perfect length bridge over the lane

@arjc5714 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, all of the diamonds in Springfield are at-grade with traffic lights, going over or under a highway. Before the diamonds, turning left from a main city road onto one of the highways was a nightmare, the left turn lane could get backed up for multiple intersections. Now it’s VERY smooth, because it’s a right turn onto or off of the highway no matter which way you want to go. ETA: turn with traffic, not always a right turn. come off the highway, merge right with traffic or merge left with traffic.

@abcdefgcdefg5178 2 жыл бұрын

Which Springfield?

@arjc5714 2 жыл бұрын

@@abcdefgcdefg5178 Springfield, MO. The one mentioned in the video. And the area has more than four, there’s another just south of the city that I drive on at least twice a week. Springfield actually was the first city in the US to use Diverging Diamonds, Austin McConnell has a video on it.

@spinninglovelies314 2 жыл бұрын

I was just gonna post that. I live in Springfield and once we got one diverging diamond they put them in everywhere.

@matthewlongtin4148 2 жыл бұрын

@@arjc5714 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5ajgJmpu6e9XXU.html I really think he did a great job with this video. And yet his most popular are the random fact videos. 🤣

@voxvita03 2 жыл бұрын

@@spinninglovelies314 Yeah they have them everywhere in the area, including surrounding cities. I had no clue that this was normal as the only big town near me is Springfield and I don't drive other places often lol

@lauc6673 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Just wanted to thank you for making these videos. A family member had to go to the Emergency room and later got on hospitalized and these road videos kept me from losing my sanity whilst we waiting in the ER for over 24 hours.

@tobiaslof1011 2 жыл бұрын

was looking for this video yesterday becouse of the long waiting. Im so hyped

@spacenoodles5570 2 жыл бұрын

Normal people: skyscraper Matt: coloured cheesegrater

@TotoDG 2 жыл бұрын

3:46. Fun fact: the lane-swapping thing seen in the bottom-right of this level actually happens in real life at the Macau-China border with the Lotus Bridge.

@atruedraefan118 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus I read this wrong I thought it said Soviet Union

@RooMan93 2 жыл бұрын

Matt: uses real life concepts in video games Also Matt: gets upset when game has real life concept like no undo button.

@notahotshot 2 жыл бұрын

Real life undo button = Bulldozer/Explosives

@kaanmuhammedgunes1879 2 жыл бұрын

You just don't go and start building in real life though.

@lepannean4231 2 жыл бұрын

except nobody irl is out pourin concrete for an interchange with no plan whatsoever. They use design programs with... (drumroll please) erasers and undo buttons.

@MarsJenkar 2 жыл бұрын

Having actually played the game, sometimes the game is rather... odd about where it chooses to place the concrete, which may not be where the player intended to put it. Because the bad pathing can be the _game's_ fault, an undo button, even if limited to only one move, would be a nice courtesy.

@Zveebo 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is remarkably wholesome given it’s full of knob jokes.

@bsnook981 2 жыл бұрын

I never noticed before, but the game pretty much tells you the kind of road you should use on some of the maps. It says bypass on those that should be used to bypass the main traffic and it says JCT on roads that should be used to create junctions. I guess I had never looked at any of the other signs.

@Fishezzz 2 жыл бұрын

The numbers also suggest there is high traffic flow so you should direct connect them (between two signs with the same number). Not all the times, but very often

@shadowpenguin3482 2 жыл бұрын

I still don’t see it - can you put a timestamp where this is visible?

@bsnook981 2 жыл бұрын

@@shadowpenguin3482 11:44

@shadowpenguin3482 2 жыл бұрын

13 Bypass - I see it now :)

@chriscan2674 2 жыл бұрын

You mentioning Thunderbird 4 has made me so happy! I love the movie and all the various Thunderbird shows.

@p75369 2 жыл бұрын

The most efficient design has a blockage in every shot. Remember, if your traffic stays jammed for more than two hours, please see your engineer.

@sskhussaini Жыл бұрын

*sue your engineer Ftfy

@narkoid 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever looked at the mess of interchanges surrounding downtown Dallas Texas? They are insane and as it is eternally under construction the exits seem to change every 18 months.

@tharmashmeric1068 2 жыл бұрын

Heeey freeways!!! love this series, more strong shapes please!!

@notlaser1243mapping 2 жыл бұрын

I love how RCE is so funny about the locations, like the rabbits and cheese graters. It's hilarious how unserious he is!

@ktaragorn 2 жыл бұрын

2:42 How did you not spot the strongest shape hiding there :D

@Nareimooncatt 2 жыл бұрын

Diverging diamond interchanges are just a cool design, and great for heavy traffic. They look confusing as heck from an aerial view, but it's not hard to navigate with a street level view. For a bit of trivia, Missouri is the birthplace of DDI's in the U.S, which is why they are most prevalent there. Other states are now adopting them where feasible.

@maryana2733 Жыл бұрын

This series came up so randomly on my page and I love it, I’m not anywhere near to any sort of engineering but I’m having such a fun time watching these videos :)

@confusedfrodo 2 жыл бұрын

11:03 Matt: 532 that might be my best score ever Also Matt: *gets 533 literally two levels earlier* Edit: I'm dumb didn't watch 5 seconds later lol

@RealCivilEngineerGaming 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@confusedfrodo 2 жыл бұрын

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming love your videos

@Fearl0ck 2 жыл бұрын

In my experience a good score is 400+ and everything above 500 is great. Keep up the good work matt! :)

@jonahfastre 2 жыл бұрын

I completed this entire game, all pictures, 25000+ world efficiency in 6hrs, well worth the money Also, efficiency score is calculated by traffic flow X Complexity factor / concrete

@kingbubbafatt9945 2 жыл бұрын

14:16 Matt: “Ooh. Are those cheese graters?” Me: “those are calculator stores.

@marycyr1668 Жыл бұрын

Literally my exact thoughts!

@zenzej 2 жыл бұрын

I love how when RCE explains most efficient design it gets jammed XD

@fonze5664 2 жыл бұрын

Immediately! 😂😂

@captainsnekk 2 жыл бұрын

2:48 STRONGEST SHAPE

@captainsnekk 2 жыл бұрын

I am dissapointed in you Matt... you did not even see it...

@artwac3493 2 жыл бұрын

I like that every time he shows the strongest shape and claims it to be the best design is always at the same point that the traffic manages to jam on his nonsense single traffic road.

@beanielowery2362 2 жыл бұрын

did i think i would ever get hooked on a highway building simulation? nope. but i love it.

@rehanpoonawalla7406 2 жыл бұрын

I've completed the whole game with pretty much very realistic looking interchanges but level 26. Level 26 is just a whole mess

@PugCuber 2 жыл бұрын

WE NEED EVEN MORE FREEWAYS

@Mastercraft-ym9by 2 жыл бұрын

0:20 i love how when he says its the most efficient design it just stops working. 😂

@CamoSquid 2 жыл бұрын

Ayyy, the series that got me interested in this channel has a new addition!👏

@Aikerin 2 жыл бұрын

Roundabout Randy and Motorway Matt. The best duo for road building.

@backyardgetaways198 2 жыл бұрын

So excited. Love these freeways videos. Thank you!

@josephb2280 2 жыл бұрын

2:50 I actually have saw a bridge before with a junction on it in Zanesville, Ohio, USA! Its called the Y bridge and I’m sure even an architect could figure out why it’s called that lol

@Grizzlox Жыл бұрын

I live near Springfield, and trust me... those diverging diamonds are incredibly efficient. Traffic flows beautifully there.

@jjtii3128 2 жыл бұрын

found u recently and instantly fell in love. pls keep up the content. ur voice is really soothing and the commentary is top notch

@nicholaskurniawidi8890 2 жыл бұрын

FYI, to get the highest score, just go to number 6 and do a simple roundabout (without bridge), and you will got a fantastic over 700 points :)

@jaikturner3221 2 жыл бұрын

I love how massive this has gotten. Keep it up buddy

@BenzaTheRapper 2 жыл бұрын

I only just found you for myself yesterday from your other videos playing this, and now I find that you’ve released another video playing it the day after!? Fair enough, universe, fair enough.

@jakubjastrzebski9890 2 жыл бұрын

I just started watching these series luckily you made another episode

@konradkowalski5170 2 жыл бұрын

I saw you randomly about month ago , and since that , i love watching that shit. Perfect job ! Not casual games like everywhere

@ammrfarhan 2 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this! More freeways videos please!!!

@wojciechgromek250 2 жыл бұрын

Finally THANK YOU SO MUCH for the video❤️❤️❤️

@koen4261 2 жыл бұрын

every game you play is fun to watch

@joshuaroyal3579 Жыл бұрын

Why am I just now seeing this video?! I nearly jumped with excitement because I'm from Springfield, Missouri! The diverging diamonds are awesome! Over about a 5 year period they've replaced most of the traditional 4 way interchanges with DDs.

@DAMANNABLE1 2 жыл бұрын

Such a cool game! That picture in Oklahoma City is right at the heart of the City. It’s at the intersection between I-40 and I-44. I pass through it all the time when I visit OKC.

@g0siewilZ 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching your channel. Keep it up!

@danielribeiro5868 2 жыл бұрын

RCE is the supreme engineer

@heatherharris8213 2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean architect

@danielribeiro5868 2 жыл бұрын

@@heatherharris8213 yes but that's a secret

@sandyf4931 2 жыл бұрын

Freeways is great. I would love to see more of this and other similar things

@StarkRG 2 жыл бұрын

Matt: "In real life you'd never have a bridge with a junction" Just about every spaghetti junction in the world: "Am I a joke to you?" Matt: "Yes"

@SlashCrash_Studios 2 жыл бұрын

Something Something Mid-county in the Delaware Valley Extension of the PA Turnpike

@L0CV5T Жыл бұрын

I love how sometimes it just sounds like starfire is running the channel- "Oooh, Cheese Graters! Are these multi-colored Cheese Graters?"

@kidsalex13 2 жыл бұрын

2:50, I've seen bridges with junctions, there's a moderately famous one in Ohio called the Muskingum River Y Bridge

@nebsteripkiss7949 2 жыл бұрын

Finally some more of freeways

@probablyjay3449 Жыл бұрын

You see, being an engineer you have to be really creative. 9:25 me: Factories. Him: Three eared rabbits.

@MissySimpleM Жыл бұрын

I bought this game because of you. Most of my roads are unrealistic messes. But it's so fun.

@jennythegurl3695 Жыл бұрын

Loving this series

@trnphantom2586 2 жыл бұрын

love watching you motorway matt!

@infinaneek 2 жыл бұрын

These vids have been great! Tho there should be a ‘drivability’ score for how pleasant or annoying they would be to drive along.

@okccuster 2 жыл бұрын

Funny, I recognize this interchanged in my OKC when you looked at the bike ring by the river. I-40 & I-44 :)

@timelesskiwi 2 жыл бұрын

I've been over the diamond interchanges in Springfield, MO a lot. Yes those are traffic lights. Also yes, they love their diamonds

@SOMOO7 2 жыл бұрын

I would be surprised if Matt hasn't made Easter eggs of the strongest shape in his actual projects all around London

@jhtar 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering what that is about. Can someone explain please?

@flyincobra0262 2 жыл бұрын

Yee finally it's back I love this series

@shaunnolder7211 2 жыл бұрын

I need more of this!

@ACrustyHippie 2 жыл бұрын

The diamond interchanges in Springfield made life much easier when they were implemented, at first they were odd and confusing to many people, but man they made traffic flow much better.

@chigookafor710 Ай бұрын

Good job Matt

@12stepsbeyondtheeventhorizon 2 жыл бұрын

I just recently found this channel and I love everything you upload.

@horniiboi 2 жыл бұрын

loving this series

@harlekinmorow5081 Жыл бұрын

12:09 "that's the highest traffic flow we ever had" (98) *_got 102 on literally the one before_*

@Irishfan Жыл бұрын

In the US, all diverging diamond interchanges use traffic signals. If you see bridges, are called diverging windmills

@MAIcrosoft 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the next episode! 😁

@MrFluteboy1980 2 жыл бұрын

I bought this game because of your channel. Certainly not getting the scores you're getting! Still, such a great game!

@pgdnpgdn23 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Going to try this great game.

@hjge1012 2 жыл бұрын

You're a real road architect!

@domowomo2125 2 жыл бұрын

Help! I had to be an architect in school today

@hovercat26 2 жыл бұрын

hell yeah i love these

@freespeech7747 Жыл бұрын

I’m enjoying this

@zeddoes 2 жыл бұрын

I watch you only for this , keep it up bro

@nicoromeu7306 2 жыл бұрын

Man this content is mega wholesome! I love it! Please keep up with this 🥰😊

@hope4fur130 2 жыл бұрын

14:00 Anyone gonna acknowledge the fact that he just got over 100 traffic flow?

@thenotoriouspig3994 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid man! 👌

@Pweeter 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I love this game! And I love when you upload!

@thumdisanda 2 жыл бұрын

Lovin the daily uploads

@dumbstuffzz 2 жыл бұрын

Yayyyyy another episode!!!

@doggyboy6333 2 жыл бұрын

I am actually surprised that at 8:44 he said Oklahoma City right as when ever I meet with people from out of Oklahoma they can not seem to pronounce it right. ( oak lah home a then city) they can never seem to pronounce Oklahoma so good job you have made an okie proud

@kaidwyer 2 жыл бұрын

that bit at the end was what they call a Michigan left. It supposedly minimizes the opportunity for collisions at intersections, using lights and barriers to solve the ever-American trend of unyielding self-centeredness…