Houston officials are preparing to tear out a year-old, $200,000 roundabout in Northside to replace it with a traditional traffic signal.
Construction is scheduled to begin in December and be completed by Jan. 5, District H Council Member Mario Castillo said.
The roundabout, installed in early 2024 with $200,000 in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program funds, was intended to address crashes tied to left turns from Patton onto Irvington. The Houston Public Works website previously stated the design could reduce crashes by up to 30%, injuries by up to 60% and fatal crashes by up to 90%, and cited an increase in serious crashes at the intersection between 2016 and 2022…