The Georgia Department of Transportation says the reason Bradley Park Drive is under construction is to make it safer. Traffic engineers are currently constructing a Diverging Diamond Interchange or DDI on the busy roadway in Columbus.
A Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI), also known as a double crossover diamond (DCD), is a diamond interchange that crosses traffic to the opposite side of the road across an interchange so vehicles have unimpeded movement onto the freeway ramps. Left-turn movements, which are a typical challenge with standard four-way interchanges, are eliminated with a DDI according to the state’s website.
Gina Snider, a communications officer with GDOT said the DDI will force drivers to slow down and the site was selected based on “studies and what would make it a safer intersection.” Snider said a DDI will “reduce speeds, reduce wrong way entries and minimize driver confusion.” The Bradley Park Drive project is the only one like it in the city…