A new type of interchange will be debuting in Shakopee on Tuesday and will lead to more in the metro area in weeks and months to come.
Starting Tuesday, Sept. 15, the new Diverging Diamond Interchange at the Highway 169/41/78 intersection will open. So how does it work? https://t.co/1XsGU0Qect
— City of Shakopee, MN (@CityofShakopee) September 11, 2020
A Diverging Diamond Interchange is a new and safer way for drivers to reach interchanges. The MnDOT boasts that these interchanges will reduce overall traffic delays by 60%.
According to MnDOT, traffic crisscrosses at either end of the bridge, so instead of making hard left turns, drivers veer to the left for access. Pedestrians cross to the middle of the bridge and walk in the middle between the eastbound and westbound lanes with protective barriers on either side.
The DDI projects that are scheduled to be completed are:
I-35W and Hwy 97 in Forest Lake
Hwy 169 and Hwy 41 in Jordan
I-494 and 34th Ave. in Bloomington
Hwy 101 and Hennepin Co. Rd 144 in Rogers
County Rd 96 over I-35W in Arden Hills
Elk Run Olmsted County
Hwy 15 and Stearns Co. Rd 120 in St. Cloud
