Roundabout

A roundabout is a circular intersection designed to maximize safety, minimize delay and decrease fuel consumption. There are no traffic lights or stop signs at a roundabout.

Edward & Redwood roundabout 

As part of the City's 2021 Capital Renewal Program, Edward Street from Ward Avenue to William Street was scheduled for rehabilitation, including water main replacement from Ward Avenue to Ironwood, a new road base and surface, and the extension of the pedestrian corridor on Redwood Avenue - along with street lighting upgrades.

Engineering and Operations also reviewed the preferred intersection control for Edward Street and Redwood Avenue, which was identified in the Transportation Master Plan as a potential location for a roundabout. A suitability and feasibility check for the roundabout was completed. After further analyses and life-cycle costs calculations, a roundabout was selected as the preferred intersection control.

The Ins & Outs of Roundabouts Video Series

How to Drive Through a Roundabout

How to Walk Through a Roundabout

How to Cycle Through a Roundabout

See the construction photos from Thunder Bay's roundabout at Edward Street and Redwood Avenue:

The ins and outs of roundabouts

See below for information on how roundabouts work! 

For even more information, we recommend the resources made available by the Ontario's Ministry of Transportation (MTO), including a downloadable roundabout PDF. 

The roundabout at Edward & Redwood will have two sets of pedestrian crossovers, one with lights (Edward Street), and one without (Redwood Avenue). To learn more about these two types of crossovers, visit our Crossover Ready web page. 

Roundabouts are safe and easy to use. Here is a quick guide:

1. Reduce speed and approach the roundabout
   
   
   
   
2. As you prepare to enter, make sure to yield to vehicles already in roundabout
   
   
   
   
3. Wait for space and then enter roundabout safely
   
   
   
   
4. Continue through your exit while checking for cyclists and pedestrians
   
   

 Benefits of roundabouts