The Mississippi Department of Transportation said its Restricted Crossing U-turn design, sometimes called a J-turn or superstreet, redirects side-road traffic to reduce the risk of severe crashes.
In a social media post, the agency said the configuration prevents drivers on side roads from going straight across or turning left onto a divided highway. Instead, drivers turn right and use a nearby, designated U-turn to continue in the other direction, the post said.
MDOT said the design aims to minimize higher-severity collisions, such as right-angle or T-bone crashes, and to simplify decision-making for drivers.
The department pointed readers to a video explaining how the intersections work and included hashtags promoting the effort: #MShwys, #RCUT, #Jturn, #MDOTcares and #DriveSmartMS.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
