This Video on How to Navigate a Diverging-Diamond Interchange Is the Most Calming Thing I've Watched All Week

Diverging diamond interchanges are a rarity in the United States, but now we have one located less than half a mile from one of the country’s most famous streets. In the abstract, a diverging diamond interchange offers unobstructed access to and from a highway while everyone else only has to pass through two traffic signals. However, diverging diamonds can be intimidating and confusing if you’ve never driven one before, because you briefly end up traveling on the “wrong” side of the road. So the Nevada Department of Transportation just released this mesmerizing video for drivers, and I can’t stop watching it.

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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is completely transforming the I-15/Tropicana Avenue interchange near Las Vegas Boulevard. Part of the plan involves expanding the westbound lanes on the Tropicana Avenue bridge over the highway. As NDOT demolishes and rebuilds the westbound lanes, all traffic has been shifted to a temporary diverging diamond interchange (DDI) on the eastbound lanes. The temporary interchange will be in place until next year.

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