Popular Science magazine recently named the Diverging Diamond Interchange to its Best of What's New 2009 list. The innovative interchange design is credited with improving safety and relieving congestion by eliminating risky left turns. Experts say that the design can improve traffic flow by 60%.
The very first DDI built in the United States opened in 2009 in Springfield, Missouri at the I-44/Kansas Expressway interchange. Missouri Department of Transportation is so enamoured by the design's results that it has another under construction and several in the planning stages.
OHM traffic engineer Steve Dearing commented on the new interchange design in a recent article in the Kansas City Star.
Dearing, a traffic engineer who has studied the design will be explaining the DDI and other innovative traffic solutions at a national webinar sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Want to see a diverging diamond interchange in action? Visit our website for more information on how a DDI works and watch a video.
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