I-85/Pleasant Hill Road Bridge Has Reopened

Updated 2:26 p.m.

The new Diverging Diamond Interchange at the Pleasant Hill Road bridge over I-85 in the Duluth area reopened to traffic Sunday (June 9) at midday, Gwinnett transportation officials announed.

This is ahead of the previously announced reopening of 5 a.m. Monday.

Motorists no longer have to detour around the bridge, which was closed Friday at 9 p.m.

The DDI design allows traffic to shift to the opposite side of the bridge, which will make left turns onto the interstate easier and improve the flow of traffic across the bridge. 

For information on how to drive the diamond, including a video rendering of the completed project, visit www.gwinnettDDI.com.

Construction on other aspects of the project will continue until the fall.

Funding for this project is bring provided by the 2009 SPLOST sales tax program, Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District and State Road and Tollway Authority.

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