The first comment was not a correct quote. I never said, "With a roundabout, Taylor warned that vehicles would continue to speed as they drive along Martin Way." Unfortunate journalism mistake. They would not go any faster than from a stop light. I'm coordinating for the group opposed to this roundabout. The intersection, as is, is a good one, and as good as it gets. Intercity Transit wants to put in a roundabout just so their buses can turn around and reverse course back to the city. We have 3 roundabouts on Ridgeview Drive just to slow speeders. But you wouldn't want one in the middle of I-5. So, there is a limit to traffic volume where they become a problem. The one at Marvin/Willamette/Britton is a problem. Why? Too much traffic. I know two drivers that had accidents there. Cops told them they go out of their way to avoid that roundabout. There is an accident a day and it should be put back to a lighted intersection. It's the same with Martin/Dutterow/Meridian. To remove the stoplights and put in a roundabout would be a huge mistake. Stop now. Stop wasting our money. They will ruin an efficient, working intersection. Once in, the county will never admit they made a mistake and go back. (We need to go back on the Marvin/Willamette/Britton intersection.) Intercity Transit needs to go thru the Martin Way intersection, down the hill towards I-5, and add two stops to serve the Nisqually Valley. One for the Nisqually Indian community, and one for the Nisqually RV Park. Serve the community, not disrupt it. This roundabout would be way beyond what voters approved in the 2018 Intercity Transit Proposition 1. We never would have approved it. Stop the overreach now!
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