NEIGHBORHOODS
ROUNDABOUT ADJUSTMENT
Frank Knott, city project manager for the Floresta plan,
said that when Southbend was slated for a roundabout many
residents were unhappy about the prospect of having to learn
to navigate one, but after it was installed and they became
familiar with it, they changed their minds.
Consultants broke the project design into three major segments,
each expected to take 12 to 18 months. Once funding
is found, it could take five years to complete reconstruction of
all four miles.
Plans vary for the type of median to install, depending
on the section of road. Knott said configurations call for a
divided median without turn lanes, a divided median with
turn lanes, and areas where the road is three lanes — the lane
in the middle is a turn lane and replaces a median. Some
medians might be concrete or landscaped with grass. The
current plan for the section of Floresta Elementary shows no
median at all.
People who live on some of the side streets will have to
make a U-turn at a median opening to access the roads if
they’re on the opposite side of the median. Those streets can
be seen on the city’s map of the Floresta Master Plan project
on its website.
The city council discussed the plan at its May 14 regular
meeting. Proposed changes to the plan arising out of the
January and March workshops with residents were described
to council members. Video of the May 14 meeting is available
on the city’s website. Click government at the top of
the home page, then public meeting archives and pick city
council meetings. E
STEVEN COOK
Among the tweaks to the plan revealed at the March workshop with
residents are smaller roundabouts. The reduction means the city has to
purchase less right-of-way from surrounding property owners.
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