WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The City of Wilmington, Riverlights, and Proximity Watermark officially broke ground on a new roundabout Monday morning.
The single-lane roundabout will be built at River Road and Independence Boulevard. In 2022, a traffic analysis was conducted to determine how to handle the increasing volume of traffic. The data showed that the roundabout would perform better for both northbound and southbound traffic.
The $2.42 million project is designed to improve traffic flow and safety and will include pedestrian crossings, a sidewalk, new curbing and a gutter along Independence Boulevard from the roundabout to River Front Place…