New Roundabout in Rockford Area Has People Asking ‘Why?’

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. For two things: a brand new roundabout and the amount of hand wringing that is going to come out after the roundabout is installed.

Rockford Drivers React to $2 Million Loves Park Roundabout

In a town where one of its most famous residents coined the term "Bet on yourself," you can bet Rockford area drivers' raging after news came out that Loves Park has a $2 million roundabout in the works.

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The Intersection at Riverside and Argyle: Another Roundabout Incoming

Located at the intersection of Riverside and Argyle, it's a new reminder of just how much we love a roundabout in the Rockford area, just not enough to actually learn how to use it. Regardless, folks with the city say it'll somehow improve safety and traffic flow.

If You’ve Survived Auburn and Main, You Already Know the Chaos

Then again, if you've ever white-knuckled your way through the Auburn and Main roundabout during rush hour, you know that you can forget everything you think you already know about roundabouts faster than the guy just cut in front of you.

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Could a Four-Way Stop Have Worked Instead?

People are asking to reconsider with suggestions like "Why not just a four-way stop?" and apparently, the city said, nah, "we didn't even consider it." I'm not a Math, Business, or Economics major, but four stop signs are going to come in slightly under the $2 million it's gonna cost to construct this new roundabout.

Construction isn't starting for a few more years yet, so there's time to brace yourself or at the very least hand out a few refresher brochures on how to drive a roundabout.