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Question about awkward exit signage- several important exits to same streets, how to make more understandable?

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I suppose this is less of a tangible map or wiki issue and more one of practicality. I recently have been spending some time on and off working on Fort Elwood Military base in Freedemia (see here). So far it's going good, though progress has been slow.

However, I've come to face one predicament.

##Multiple exits, same street, different destinations...?

As you'll see on the map, the Freedemia Military Center (aka Fort Elwood) is largely connected by two main roads, Military Parkway (a trunk road through the base and back up to Fort Elwood (city) ) and the Elwood Arthur Jacobs Memorial Expressway, a sort of mini-freeway that connects the M-113, M-13, and the U-4 to the base while also connecting within the base.

However, Military Parkway does a lot of bobbing and weaving, often over or under the Elwood Arthur Jacobs Memorial Expressway. This in itself is fine. It is actually a great thing. It's a major road and the only real efficient through route in and through the base. Every exit to the highway from the Elwood Arthur Jacobs Memorial Expressway is very important, as each serves a different part of the base, or in the case of the northernmost Military Pkwy exit, areas just off base. Each exit serves a different purpose and is integral for access and traffic flow.

But this leaves me with an odd situation- I have 3 almost back to back exits all labeled Military Parkway. In fact, all of the exits closest to and on base repeat due to the EAJ Mem. Expressway's loopy shape...

To list out the exits:

*Harris Blvd (hasn't been mapped yet)

*Unionway 4

*Military Parkway

*Military Parkway

*Naval Parkway

*Naval Parkway

*Military Parkway

*Unionway 4

*Harris Blvd (hasn't been mapped yet)

*West Blvd, etc (no problems beyond this point)

I'd imagine that without a better system here this would be amazingly confusing for drivers, and I don't know how to fix this problem. Any ideas?


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