Drivers using the Route 248 bridge over Route 65 in Branson will have to get used to driving on the left-hand side of the road for a short distance when a reconstruction project is completed before Thanksgiving, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
The interchange is being converted to a Diverging Diamond Interchange. [adsenseyu1]
It‘s a new design first introduced in the United States at two interchanges in Springfield. Similar interchanges have been or are now being built or planned elsewhere in Missouri and in many other states.
An exact date for the switchover to the new configuration at Route 248 and Route 65 will be announced soon, but it is expected to happen before Thanksgiving.
How a Diverging Diamond Interchange works
Signs, pavement markings and concrete islands will clearly guide drivers approaching and crossing the Route 248 bridge and will help prevent people from making a wrong turn into the opposing lanes.
For a computer animation on how to drive a Diverging Diamond Interchange interchange, follow this link:
http://www.modot.org/southwest/major_projects/Greene/I-44andRoute13.html

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