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Washington builds first bicycle roundabout

From EDC News

The Chehalis-Western Trail “Bridging the Gap” project in Olympia, Washington, demonstrates that roundabouts aren’t just for cars. The $4.5 million project includes the state’s first-ever bicycle roundabout, built to enhance safety at the intersection of the Chehalis-Western and Woodland Trails. The project provides for a bridge across Pacific Avenue to close the last gap of the Chehalis-Western Trail from south of Yelm Highway north to Woodard Bay. The Thurston Regional Planning Council opened the third and final leg of the project in December.

www.trpc.org/regionalplanning/transportation/projects/Pages/BridgingtheGap-PacificAve.aspx