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Richard Corrent - you are working with old data. The information has been updated.

"According to The Hummel Report in May of 2018, there were 101 collisions in the six months between Nov. 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017. A year later, the number of crashes over the same six-month period had dropped to 38; a little more than half of those were at the rotary where Greenwich Avenue, Centerville Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway intersect. The second-highest: 10 accidents at the rotary where Toll Gate Road and Centerville Road come together."

"Warwick Police Chief Stephen M. McCartney states, “Initially there were a lot of people complaining about it, but I think looking at the bigger picture here, what was accomplished by this project? I think it has given motorists here more options to get around into the city of Warwick,” McCartney said. “All of those circulators have provided viable options for people to bypass the Apponaug Village, which to me was just a huge chokepoint. McCartney said the main problem now is that many motorists still don’t know how to negotiate a rotary."

“Every once in a while you’ll see people inside the rotary and they stop when they think somebody is coming right up to it. And clearly, most of the time they’re elderly people who are going to be naturally very nervous going through that circulator to begin with,” the chief said."

The only place that still experiences back up is Post Road heading north, as you approach that first roundabout. Compared to the huge backups from all sides of the center, this is much more manageable. Also, my commute from Quonset to Warwick is always through EG. I can tell you confidently that the back up is much better now than it was two years ago. It moves quickly and there is no waiting for lights. A few years back when they closed the Rt. 37 exit for repairs the only way to get home was the Airport Connector or Post Road through EG. It was a nightmare. If the circulators had been in place at that time it would have saved time and my sanity!

If Richard Corrente was backed up to the EG border yesterday then it is because there was heavy traffic from Rt. 4 and 95S. I left the office in Quonset at 5pm. The backup started from the light at Cowesett Road. It took me 7 minutes to go from that point to the Cumberland Farms rotary. The reason it took longer yesterday was because of whatever was backing up the traffic on 95 and the overflow of cars finding another way home. It doesn't happen that way most days. You can't make a point based on only 1 occurrence.

The problem with the rotaries is still the drivers! We have some of the rudest, inconsiderate, ignorant of the rules of the road drivers in this state. Every day I am forced to take evasive measures on 95 north and south, Rt. 4, Rt. 403, etc. People need to Yield and give to the right of way. If you are too scared to do that then don't go through Apponaug. It is that simple. If you are unsure of the direction then go through during low traffic time and drive through a few times until you get the feel for how it works. If you are too timid you are going to cause an accident. Who ever heard of something coming to a complete STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROTARY???? Honestly, if you can't do it stay out of it and leave it to those that understand the rules of the road and how to follow signage.