Roundabout on Laburnum gains traction
WTVR Channel 6 reported this week that efforts to remove the stoplights at the intersection of Laburnum and Hermitage avenues — replacing them with a traffic roundabout — is moving forward. The article notes that the proposed traffic change will need approval from a number of boards before it is adopted: Driving around Richmond is a […]
WTVR Channel 6 reported this week that efforts to remove the stoplights at the intersection of Laburnum and Hermitage avenues — replacing them with a traffic roundabout — is moving forward. The article notes that the proposed traffic change will need approval from a number of boards before it is adopted:
Driving around Richmond is a headache anywhere you go, but one intersection on the Northside is a real nightmare. Hermitage at Laburnum Avenue is a traffic jam just about anytime of the day. The reason? The A.P. Hill statue sits right in the middle, making it difficult to turn in any direction.
The City says 30,000 vehicles travel through the intersection everyday. There’s been an accident there every few weeks, and even some fatalities as well. Now Richmond traffic engineers have a plan to turn this intersection around. They’re considering removing these lights and making Hermitage and Laburnum a true roundabout.
Engineer Tom Flynn says the roundabout would force drivers to slow down to just over 20 miles-per-hour by expanding the circle with landscaping, building curved medians and posting yeild signs at each corner.
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