National Roundabouts Week is September 15-19.

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), roundabouts can reduce injury and fatal crashes by an average of 82 percent at intersections where they are installed.

The Ohio Department of Transportation says Hancock County has three roundabouts: the Lima Avenue double roundabouts and the one near State Route 15 and U.S. 68.

Hancock County’s fourth roundabout is in the works for next year in Bluffton on State Route 103 at the intersection with Navajo Drive.

In, 2022, a roundabout was installed at U.S. 224 and State Route 587 in western Seneca County between Findlay and Tiffin.

ODOT District 1 Director Chris Hughes on how to navigate a roundabout.

ODOT’s Cheri Newton on the effectiveness of roundabouts.

“They improve intersection safety and improve congestion. They can handle a lot of traffic efficiently and do so while reducing crash severity and crash numbers.”

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