Roundabout coming to Downtown Salisbury

SALISBURY, Md. – If you’re sick of construction in Salisbury, we have some bad news.

Construction is set to begin on a roundabout at the intersection of Carroll Street, Riverside Drive, Mill Street, and Camden Avenue.

The current intersection has caused traffic problems because it’s not shaped as a normal t-shaped, four way intersection.

And while some people don’t like roundabouts, or have a hard time understanding them, officials in Salisbury say this is the most effective, and safest, way to handle the intersection.

“The only collisions that can happen in a roundabout are low speed side-swipes, so can crashes still occur in a roundabout? Absolutely, but the severity of them is so reduced that they’re almost never fatal,” William White, Transportation Projects Specialist, said.

Construction is slated to being on September 18th and would take around 90 days to complete.