Starting a NEW Realistic City: Big Infrastructure | Cities Skylines 2

We're starting a new mid-size American city in Easthaven County, Massachusetts! We begin by developing some of the heaviest infrastructure: highway networks, intersections, and ramps - passenger railways with a big central station, and last but not least, freight rail access! We build several custom bridges along the way and use mods and road builder extensively. Hope you enjoy!

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Map;

Mods;
75724: ExtraLib 1.0.0.0
75426: I18n EveryWhere 1.1.3.0
78903: Asset Packs Manager 1.4.2.0
80529: ExtraAssetsImporter 1.0.0.0
76050: Map Texture Replacer 1.0.0.0
74604: Anarchy 1.6.2.0
75250: Better Bulldozer 1.3.0.0
74417: Unified Icon Library 1.0.9.0
80528: ExtraDetailingTools 1.0.0.0
79634: Asset Icon Library 1.0.1.1
77240: Find It 1.0.3.5
77209: DependencyPack 2.2.2.0
82254: Vanilla Car Props Asset pack 1.0.0.0
75826: Plop the Growables 0.7.0.0
75993: Tree Controller 1.4.0.0
75587: Magical Garbage Truck 1.0.0.0
79997: Coal Truck Resource Piles 1.0.0.0
84109: Water Mirror Surfaces Ice Pack 1.0.0.0
84081: Water Mirror Surfaces 1.0.0.0
83733: Show Text Trends 1.0.0.0
80931: Toggle Overlays 1.0.3.0
75251: Lumina 1.4.0.0
75804: Skyve [BETA] 0.9.5.4
83247: Doors Decal Pack 01 - Industrial 1.0.0.0
83207: Medium Office Zoning 1.0.0.0
83154: Gray Stained Surfaces 1.0.0.0
82020: Corners for row zones 1.0.0.0
82100: More Recycling 1.0.0.0
81837: More Parks 1.0.0.0
81913: Overground Parking By Dome 1.0.0.0
81012: Vehicle Variation Packs 2.0.0.0
81407: Stiffer Vehicles 1.0.1.0
79999: Trash Asset Pack 1.0.0.0
80534: Road Markings (Lines & Arrows) Decal Pack 1.0.0.0
80540: Extra Team Graffiti 1.0.0.0
80706: Melbourne Paste Ups and Stencils Volume I 1.0.0.0
80708: Melbourne Laneway Murals Pack Volume I 1.0.0.0
80701: Large Melbourne Murals Vol I 1.0.0.0
81421: Grates and Covers Decal Pack 1.0.0.0
79313: Mini Elementary School Asset (Upgradable) 1.0.0.0
79887: Local Hospital(Upgradable) 1.0.0.0
81346: More Education Buildings 1.0.0.0
81336: Parking Lots By Dome 1.0.0.0
80942: More Deathcare 1.0.0.0
80897: Row Services Pack 1.0.0.0
80582: Cities Skylines II Graffiti Decal Pack 1.0.0.0
80578: Extra3.0 Graffiti Decal Pack 1.0.0.0
80530: EAI - Surfaces Pack 1.0.0.0
80583: Cracks and Damage Decal Pack 1.0.0.0
80584: Stains and Leakage Decal Pack 1.0.0.0
80585: Sea Foam Decal Pack 1.0.0.0
80758: Riverbeds Texture Pack 1.0.0.0
80864: Golden Sand Beaches Texture Pack 1.0.0.0
80867: White Sand Beaches Texture Pack 1.0.0.0
79063: Dans Pack (Rural Services Asset Pack) 1.0.0.0
79483: Parking 2x2 Extendable 1.0.0.0
80095: Traffic 0.1.9.0
78188: Extended Tooltip 1.1.2.0
78145: Seaside Serenity Map Theme
78128: VividCities 4k Map Theme
77260: Water Visual Tweaks 1.0.0.0
77175: Extra Networks and Areas 1.2.0.0
76971: Extended Road Upgrades 1.4.0.0
76836: Traffic Simulation Adjuster 1.0.0.0
75104: Prop Lights Mod 1.0.0.0
74286: FPS Limiter 0.1.0.0
76061: Home of Chamëleon TBN
75816: Line Tool 0.9.5.0
75728: ExtraLandscapingTools 1.0.0.0
74324: Move It 0.4.1.17055

Settings;
- Everything is set to high except Level of Detail which is set to Medium, 1440p resolution.

Hardware specs;
- 3080, 32 GB ram, I5-12600KF.

Music;

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[fakefe]

Haven't even watched the video yet, but i know it's going to be a banger. Infra is probably one of the best cs2 creators on youtube, up there with Dirty H and Sully. Keep them coming!

[danonck]

That's a vintage Infra episode. Insane road building, plenty of bridges, removal of homes - the American way!😂 I absolutely love these type of episodes when you just plan the layout of future cities, your vision is second to none.

Last but not least, congratulations once again on the wedding!

[guillelopez]

Congratulations for your marriage, Infra! 🎉
Lets with anotha epic chapter

[DK-zklq]

Considering the massive infrastructure, I think Bridgeport would be a great name of this city.

[TOMTOM]

On the old bridge pillions, add a pedestrian road that goes out to the first one as like a viewing deck. A lot of times old infrastructure is repurposed for pedestrian use. Like the elevated tracks in NYC that became a park for example

[qillaq]

As it’s based on Massachusetts.. I think it would be beneficial to have some puritan inspired city names. For example, Cromwell which is named after Olivier Cromwell who was an English military and political leader that happened to be a puritan.

Also Newbury, as it was settled by puritans.

[GreenWorm-lwem]

How about Fort John. A fort established in the 1600s for revolutionary war uses, most famous for taking down 8 british ships in a day, taken down somewhere in the 1800s due to lack of employment, and fires, and later bought by private investors, and rebuilt as a city. Great video by the way.

[nickbladen]

You absolutely cooked with that suspension/train bridge combo 🔥

[Telsion]

43:30 the addition of the old bridge remnants is such a great idea, it brings so much to the build

[Saurion]

That island is tiny for a mid-sized city methinks. Maybe some land reclamation ala Boston is in the horizon? Hopefully, it's gonna be awful cramped otherwise.

As for name suggestions, I think something that sounds british like Oxford, Plymouth, Manchester, etc would fit the area and city perfectly.

[DJDexterityakaPsyDex]

Love your massive US infrastructure builds. "We're gonna put this three level intersection here, because theres a slight valley, so yeah. "
And the music.
Always love the music.

[PurelyAJD]

My favorite part of the interchange is the fact you upgraded the middle segments to highway so there's no sidewalks; completely preventing people from safely walking under the highway. Common American city planner W.

[Proxilemit]

One thing you can do is grab a bridge road and use "Move it" to clip it into a normal highway road. It will take a little bit of alignment but it will allow you to use road builder and also have the cables

[captainmat]

I think it would be a great Idea to make a luxury place on the hills sort of like Beverly hills, or you could also build a luxury high rise neighborhood overlooking the sea/bay.

[sandre]

Love the big messy interchange, but I think it could use some more lanes! In the main roads crossing underneath, I think there should be some turning lanes for the left turns not to block throughgoing traffic.

[junirenjana]

I think you can actually raise the elevation for the central station a bit to make the passenger rail a bit flatter + make the topography more interesting near the city center lol

[Baneina]

Yes!! I love how you take care of the maximum slope a freight train can realistically take

[GoldFlightSim]

That idea for the custom bridge is just peak creativity, congratulations

[stoshpehowic]

As an American, I absolutely hate the highway designs, because it's everything wrong with the way we design the places we live. You encapsulated the hell we live in perfectly

[EltienYU]

Oak Lock was founded in the early 1800s on an oak-covered island. Though accessible by boat, train, and road, the city remains "locked" by its island setting. The name reflects both the dense oak forests and its unique, isolated charm. Today, Oak Lock thrives with a rich history and a distinct identity shaped by its beautiful, self-contained landscape.