Highway designs are becoming more effective aesthetically and functionally, with a potential for savings and greater public acceptance with advanced 3D dynamic computer graphics. More comprehensive and coordinated review of plans and alternatives at conceptual or preliminary stages are now allowed, as a result. The ultimate users of the new highways will receive increased efficiency and safety benefits. Expensive investments in design, construction, and maintenance can provide increased "rates of return" to the public through the higher level of utility. In this paper a brief account is made for the use of 3D dynamic computer graphics in two projects: the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel concept and the Houston West Loop Galleria highway options. (A)
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