It’s been tried in Europe and other U.S. cities, but never in Georgia until now. Transportation crews will close the bridge on Ashford Dunwoody Road over I-285 this weekend to construct a “diverging diamond” interchange. The concept shifts the flow of traffic to the opposite side of the road to keep things moving. Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman Mark McKinnon says the new design will make it easier to enter 285 from busy Ashford-Dunwoody.
“You actually will cross over onto the opposite side of the road you normally would cross on,” he explains, “You think of European countries that travel on the left side of the road, well, that’s sort of what you’ll be doing as you cross that bridge.”
McKinnon says that “crossover” will be brief.
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