Roundabout

It seems like Military Road has been under construction forever..

Intro it seems like military road has been under construction forever... but the end result... a roundabout... should help with congestion.

Wcbi's scott martin hits the road to see what drivers think.

"for months now you've heard us talk about the construction here at military road and other parts of columbus where they're putting in roundabouts.

We've taken a few calls from wcbi viewers who ask us how they work.

So we want to break it down for you."

This is my daily commute.

Going back and forth.

For me i just took it slow.

That first day when the signs weren't out it was confusing for me and i think i'm a good driver, but for the bad drivers i can't imagine what it's like for them.

A sea of orange traffic cones.

That's the view at highway 82 and military road.

For several drivers.... "it's confusing.

It's terribly confusing."

The project here at military road and the highway 82 interchanges is part of a 4-point-8 million dollar project.

Traffic is already reduced to two lanes from four.

And the cones in place now, mimic two roundabouts that will soon be in place.

"they're currently now constructing the roundabouts and performing the necessary curb work.

Once those roundabouts are complete there's going to be new asphalt laid throughout the area and to accommodate the change, the interchange ramps will also be aligned which is something that has to take place to put these in."

But right now, drivers say it's a mess.

"this one's a little bit more confusing because there's two.

You've got two back to back.

It kind of looks like you're going to go different directions each time."

Mdot public information officer, michael flood says there are three things for drivers who are a little apprehensive about roundabouts to keep in mind.

Yield to other drivers, don't stop in a roundabout and stay in your lane."

"it is a continuous flow of traffic.

That's what a roundabout does and there's fewer conflict."

Flood also says to try and avoid oversized vehicles.

The goal of roundabouts is to make traffic flow safely.

While the construction may be inconvenient for a short time, drivers say the end result will pay off.

"once they're done, we're going to see a big change.

Traffic flow's going to be greatly improved.

This is a busy intersection and it's going to be a lot better."

Standup until all of the construction is down, mdot says just make sure you pay attention while you're driving, don't be distracted and watch out for other drivers.

Reporting in columbus, scott martin wcbi news.

The construction zone at highway 82 and military road could be complete by thanksgiving, weather permitting.

City spokesman joe dillon says the current traffic pattern now isn't final.

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