- Several communities in Wayne County, including Canton and Romulus, are planning to build their first roundabouts.
- Officials note that densely developed areas and land acquisition challenges make building roundabouts in Wayne County more difficult.
- A recent study identified a dozen other intersections in the county as potential locations for future roundabouts.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, roundabouts are beginning to pop up in a few corners of Wayne County.
Currently, only one roundabout exists on a road maintained by Wayne County – in comparison to 15 in Macomb County and a whopping 45 in Oakland County.
But the Wayne County landscape is starting to change: Canton Township and Romulus are planning the first roundabouts in those communities, while Northville is planning a second and Westland officials have begun talking about where roundabouts might make sense down the road…