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City plans locally funded roundabout at Birch and South Boulevard; staff to hold neighborhood meetings
Summary
City engineer reviewed a locally funded two‑lane roundabout proposal for Birch Street and South Boulevard, noting parking impacts, mountable central island design for large vehicles, planned neighborhood outreach and a construction target for the coming summer to limit conflicts with other nearby projects.
City staff described a locally funded plan to install a two‑lane roundabout at Birch Street and South Boulevard during the Jan. 20 council work session. John Knowles, identified in the presentation as the city engineer, said the roundabout is intended to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow at an intersection that gets busy at peak times.
Knowles outlined design tradeoffs: the…
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