 The Florida Department of Transportation recognizes that diverging diamond interchanges, or DDIs, are an innovative design that increases safety and improves traffic flow. With nearly 90 DDIs throughout the United States since the first one was constructed in Missouri back in 2009, their safety and traffic efficiency have made them a popular choice for upgrades to existing high-volume interchanges. In a DDI, safety is improved by reducing the number of potential conflict points within the interchange. A traditional diamond interchange has 26 potential conflict points, where traffic either crosses, merges, or diverges. The DDI lowers the number of potential conflict points from 26 to 14, which has been shown to reduce collisions by 50%. In a traditional diamond interchange, traffic signals require three phases to manage the traffic movements, including a separate left turn phase. By contrast in a DDI, through traffic and left turns happen at the same time, eliminating the need for a separate phase. This creates less wait times and allows the interchange to handle higher traffic volumes more efficiently. The DDI also minimizes driver confusion, with its carefully designed approach angle of the intersections, along with clearly laid out striping, arrows, and signage to guide motorists through the intersection. Increasing the safety and flow of traffic isn't the only advantage of the DDI. It will also provide safe mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists who use the interchange. Striping, arrows and signage will safely guide pedestrians through shorter crossings, mitigated by traffic signals that will provide easy guidance while they walk through the DDI. Side walks can be constructed on either the inside or outside of the DDI. Bicyclists will travel alongside traffic in their dedicated bike lanes and diverge into the inside lane within the DDI, before returning seamlessly back to the outside lane as they leave the intersection as seen in this DDI. The diverging diamond interchange is a proven design, offering a balanced solution that greatly increases safety and improves motorized traffic flow for not just motorists, commercial vehicles and bicyclists, but pedestrians as well.