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Welcome to Roundabout U - a Washington County initiative that educates residents on how roundabouts work and how to navigate them. 

A modern roundabout is one of several types of circular intersections in which traffic flows around a center island. 

A modern roundabout is NOT the same as high-speed rotary interchanges, once common in the Northeast states. These circles are larger and operate poorly because they are difficult to enter and require risky lane changes to exit. See Roundabouts vs. Rotaries.

A modern roundabout also is NOT the same as a traffic circle, such as within the Tamarack Village shopping area in Woodbury, where lane changes may be made within the circle and circulating traffic makes right or left turns to exit the circle. See Traffic Circles vs. Roundabouts.

Roundabouts have several advantages over signals and stop signs, including:
•  Fewer injury crashes and fatalities (no “t-bone” or head-on crashes).
•  Improved pedestrian safety (low speeds, fewer lanes to cross, traffic from only one direction).
•  Less vehicle delay and pollution (no waiting at red lights, complete stops rarely necessary).

Roundabouts within Washington County are located at:
•  Radio Drive (CR 13) at Bailey Road (CR 18) in Woodbury;
•  U.S. 10-61 at Jamaica Avenue in Cottage Grove;
•  Hargis Parkway east of Radio Drive in Woodbury (6 roundabouts);
•  Rutherford Road at New England Place in Stillwater;
•  St. Croix Trail (CR 18) at Fifth Street North, Division Street, and Fourth Street South in Lakeland and Lakeland Shores;
•  Lake Road at Settlers Ridge Parkway in Woodbury. 

For more information, contact Washington County Public Works at 651-430-4300 or transportation@co.washington.mn.us.