Category Archives: Diverging Diamond

Ashford Dunwoody Diverging Diamond Dedication

Today was the dedication ceremony for the Ashford Dunwoody diverging diamond interchange. I’ve had a few posts about this before, surrounding the opening of the crossovers, and I’m happy to say its doing well. Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle gave a … Continue reading

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Welcome!

Yesterday I had two people post links on a Facebook discussion regarding the Ashford Dunwoody diverging diamond. Apparently this drove a lot of traffic. In fact, it upped my site traffic by 1.5 orders of magnitude. So, welcome everyone! Here … Continue reading

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Ashford Dunwoody Diverging Diamond: Pedestrians

One of the things that is striking about the Ashford Dunwoody diverging diamond is how you’ll be walking across the road, and from one end of the bridge to the other. We’re putting you in the middle. “What?” you ask, … Continue reading

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I’ve Been Blogging Too Much about Ashford Dunwoody

So, to alleviate that fact, I’m going to give you a grab bag! I read John Scalzi’s Red Shirts. I was anticipating this with the high expectations you might expect from a crazy-stalker-fan, mostly due to the five chapters that … Continue reading

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Ashford Dunwoody Diverging Diamond: Day 2

From my sources, Day 2 of the diverging diamond operations are going well. I’ve been on the phone with various people to discuss if there are ways we can change up the striping or signing of the interchange to make … Continue reading

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Diverging Diamond: Lots of Press First Day

It seems that things were successful today, the first full working day of the Ashford Dunwoody Diverging Diamond. I was out for the evening rush hour, and with all the caveats that come with “it’ll take a few days to … Continue reading

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Ashford Dunwoody Divering Diamond: Day 1

As of noon o’clock on the first real day of operation, the Ashford Dunwoody Diverging Diamond Interchange is operating well. There are some hiccups, illustrated above. These were expected and are quite normal for this sort of change in traffic … Continue reading

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The Diverging Diamond is Open!

In lieu of an actual post, here are some images. The first (non contractor) vehicle through the interchange was a Honda Civic. There was a small hiccup during the second signal cycle when a driver misinterpreted an arm raised and … Continue reading

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The First Drivers on the First Diverging Diamond in Georgia

The Ashford Dunwoody diverging diamond is open to traffic! Congratulations to the contractors, ER Snell and all their subs, for an efficient and effective weekend. Remember that the interchange is not done.There will be barrels and cones and workers and … Continue reading

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Diverging Diamond Construction Work Ahead of Schedule

As of last night, the construction during the weekend closure of Ashford Dunwoody bridge was ahead of schedule. With the weather almost perfect for what they needed, the contractor1 should have the work completed and the bridge reopened ahead of … Continue reading

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