The Santa Clarita City Council will cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the Newhall roundabout on Thursday morning, Jan. 23.
Background (from city staff report, June 25, 2013)
In 2005, City Council adopted the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP), which outlined the vision for the future of Old Town Newhall and created a plan to revitalize the area. Since the plan adoption, a number of significant infrastructure projects, such as the Railroad Avenue Circulation Project, Newhall Metrolink Station, Veterans Historical Plaza, Newhall Community Center, Streetscape, and the Old Town Newhall Public Library, have been completed.
As part of the DNSP, this federally and Landscape Maintenance District-funded project focuses on improving the traffic flow at the intersection of Newhall Avenue, 5th Street and Main Street, by removing the existing signalized intersection and replacing it with a modern roundabout. It will provide a southern gateway to Old Town Newhall, with enhanced landscaping and a monument entrance to Main Street. The center of the roundabout will also include a public art component.
City of Santa Clarita staff has worked closely with Los Angeles County staff to ensure the roundabout design and Hart Park frontage improvements are complementary. The County has removed the chain link fencing and replaced it with wrought iron fencing, along with making enhancements to the exterior of the park. The collaboration between the County and City will result in a complete transformation of the southern entrance to Old Town Newhall. In addition to the aesthetic enhancements, the modern roundabout will allow for smoother traffic flow at the intersection of Newhall Avenue, 5th Street, and Main Street, providing pedestrian connectivity between Main Street and Hart Park.
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7 Comments
Not like its a hospital or school or something actually important
This is the only city I’ve lived in that has the oddest road development department… I remember when they tried to make Decoro between Seco and McBean one lane. I always thought round abouts were too confusing for people not familiar to them.
Somebody set up a web cam and queue the Benny Hill theme music…
I’ll alert the media. :-/
Staying away at all costs. People drive terrible enough out here even while not maneuvering a roundabout.
Yeah, hospitals are much more important than intersections. It’s not like someone might die at an intersection. Oh, wait…
Yes Gary, roundabouts are confusing to people not familiar with them. But local people will learn. And when you do, please be patient with the hesitant visitor. Unlike the existing signal, drivers will have to think a little and enter when there is a comfortable gap. But the delay will be less, and the required slow speed makes it much safer for all. A crash in a roundabout requires a tow truck, not an ambulance.