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A few things stand out in the comments section here. Among them is the captain who claims to be an expert and comments all the time on the project, and richardcorrente, who seems to have some ongoing petty dispute with thecaptain. Neither one has a clue about roundabouts. Just read what they wrote and you can see it has no basis in fact at all. Notice that thecaptain can’t make any valid design claims. He proved this in previous stories where he didn’t even know what a truck apron was, let alone what it was used for. Same with the brick walls in the islands. If either of these two took five minutes and Googled “how to design a roundabout”, they would see the FHWA guide and it shows how roundabouts are sized and designed. Look at AAA – in May 2017 they released their Fact Sheet and they say that converting key intersections to roundabouts is the number one safety improvement they can make. That is a FACT. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety promotes roundabouts and their benefits constantly, again, a fact. The car insurance companies who pay out accident claims fully support and endorse roundabouts. Think about that for a second. The people who have to pay for all the accidents want more roundabouts because they are safer and cause less harm and damage. Did you know that some states have a “roundabout first” policy? That means you have to prove a roundabout won’t work before a signal can be put in. These are facts, not speculations. Why are you talking about crashes during construction and equating it with the finished product? That’s ridiculous and people with any common sense can see that. Where are the miles of backup? How do you not see how well these are operating? You must be blind or ignorant or both.