DRIVERS have crashed on a new ‘diverging diamond’ highway – claiming the ‘hot wheels’ lane could lead to numerous road collisions.
Residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, attacked the Divergent Diamond Interchange, or DDI – the second to be built in the city.
“Let the car accidents begin,” said one.
A second joked: “Reminds me of that crossword clue Hot Wheels made back in the day.”
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation laughed off those concerns.
They said the construction will provide relief to the approximately 50,000 drivers who face traffic on the section of State Highway 169 every day.
“We are almost switching traffic to left-side driving under the bridge, on the Creek Turnpike bridge under or over the Memorial,” said ODOT spokesman TJ Gerlach.
“This should happen by the end of next week.
“(Drivers will be) directed back to the right side once they cross the bridge. What this does is allow free flow left turns to enter and exit the expressway.
“This way, those people entering or exiting the highway do not need to wait for a left turn signal.
“They’re not crossing traffic to get on or off the highway.”
“We can’t alleviate the worst of peak times, but we hope to maybe reduce that peak congestion by just flowing traffic more efficiently through the interchange,” Gerlach added.
ODOT anticipates construction will be completed next month.
The US Sun has reached out to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for comment.
ROAD MESSAGE PROHIBITION
It comes after news that hilarious messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways in the United States.
States across the country have been given two years to comply with a new rule regarding how signals and other traffic control devices are regulated.
The regulation is part of new changes made to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s 1,100-page manual, released last month, Los Angelesnews network based on KTLA reported.
Authorities said electronic posters with obscure meanings, pop culture references or intended to be funny will be banned in 2026.
They said it’s because they can be misunderstood or distract drivers.
The agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, said signs must be “simple, direct, brief, legible and clear.”
Highway and expressway signs should also only be used for important information, such as alerting drivers to accidents ahead, adverse weather conditions, and traffic delays.
Seat belt reminders and warnings about the dangers of speeding or difficult driving are also permitted.
Certain witty road signs in states like Massachusetts, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Arizona will disappear.
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