Innovative traffic interchanges help drivers avoid crashes, save lives

Innovative traffic interchanges help drivers avoid crashes, save lives Columbia MO (SPX) May 16, 2016 - The state of Missouri is a pioneer in adopting Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDIs) named for their innovative design. At these interchanges drivers are diverted to the left side of the road prior to merging onto an interstate, freeway or highway. The first such interchange in the U.S. opened in Springfield, Mo. in 2009. Recent studies from the University of Missouri have found that these unusu ... more

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