The roundabout at Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57) and Regional Road 3/Concession Road 8 is now open to traffic, according to the Municipality of Durham Region.
Bowmanville Avenue south of Regional Road 3 was earlier scheduled to be closed for about three to four weeks in September tentatively starting on September 5, immediately followed by a full closure of the intersection of Bowmanville Avenue and Regional Road 3/Concession Road 8 for approximately two weeks (see below).
As part of the region’s Durham Vision Zero Strategic Road Safety Action Plan, roundabouts are being installed at select intersections across the region to maximize safety. Roundabouts reduce the number of conflict points and eliminate the most severe crashes by lowering traffic speed and only requiring drivers to look in one direction for oncoming traffic. Roundabouts also often reduce vehicle delay, fuel consumption, and emissions since vehicles are not required to wait at a red traffic signal, said a regional explanation.
Road users are reminded that traffic circulates counter-clockwise around the central island in a roundabout and that entering vehicles must yield to all traffic already in the roundabout. For more information on roundabouts, please refer to the website durham.ca/Roundabout.