A Reduced Conflict Intersection (RCI), also known as a Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) or J-turn, is an at-grade intersection design used on high-speed, multi-lane expressways.

MnDOT will improve access and safety in 2024 at the Hwy 10 and CR 60 intersection with use of a Reduced Conflict Intersection (RCI). The following animations show the preliminary concepts …

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Reduced Conflict Intersections (RCIs) are intersections that decrease fatalities and injuries caused by broadside crashes on four-lane divided highways. RCIs can also be known as …

A J-turn, also referred to as a reduced conflict intersection (RCI), converts side street thru-travel and left-turn movements into right turns, followed by a U-turn.

A Study of the Traffic Safety at Reduced Conflict Intersections in Minnesota 2015 (PDF) Evaluation of the Impact of Reduced Conflict Intersections on Truck and Large Agricultural …

In 2024, MnDOT constructed a J-turn at the intersection of Highway 10 and Otter Tail County Road 60 to address safety and improve access. A J-turn is a type of reduced conflict …

The RCI is an alternative intersection layout that is intended to provide safety benefits by limiting the number of points within an intersection that two or more vehicle paths might intersect.

To date, since these intersections have been installed in Minnesota there has been a 100% reduction in fatal crashes at these locations. More information on these type of intersections …

Reduced Conflict Intersections (RCIs) are intersections that decrease fatalities and injuries. With an RCI, drivers from the side street only have to be concerned with one direction of traffic on …