More roundabouts around the corner in Ann Arbor

Thursday, December 4, 2008 | Source: Concentrate

Ann Arbor continues to make itself dizzy as it plans to add more roundabouts.

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Two more roundabouts are coming 'round the bend for Ann Arbor. This time the Michigan Department of Transportation is planning to build them at the Geddes Road exit for U.S. 23 on the city's east side.

The two roundabouts will replace traffic lights at the on/off-ramps for the exit. MDOT and local planners are still in the planning stages for how they will be installed, but have settled on the roundabout, a.k.a. traffic circle, as the answer to congestion problems in the area.

"It's a practical alternative right now to ease congestion and it's a very economical alternative," says Kari Arend, spokeswoman for MDOT.

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