Driving Roundabouts

With a new roundabout open in Columbus and another one expected to be ready for drivers in January, area drivers may need time adjusting.

With a new roundabout open in columbus and another one expected to be ready fro drivers in january, area drivers may need time adjusting to the new traffic control devices.

The roundabout at the intersection of military road and highway 82 opened up the week of thanksgiving after being closed for construction for much of november.

The roundabout features newly paved roads with new lights and new curbs to increase the flow of traffic at one of columbuses busiest roads.

The new mini roundabout project in downtown columbus is nearing completion with the goal of reducing accidents coming into the city.

Jace ponder with the mississippi department of transportation says the most important things for drivers to remember when navigating a roundabout are to slow down when entering it and not to stop once you are inside.

Sot "a lot of times roundabouts are built at intersections where drivers are used to coming to a stop and yielding to other traffic and also i think sometimes i think it's just our southern politeness here in mississippi, we see someone trying to merge and we let them in but, just a reminder to all drivers, when you're in the roundabout, you've got the right of way, don't stop.

The drivers behind you won't be expecting that."

Ponder also says that while the military road and highway 82 roundabout is open, there are still crews working outside of the lanes along