Loves roundabout

Dear Editor:

RE: The new roundabout on Wellington Road 18 and 2nd Line, northeast of Fergus.

What an improvement and a greatly needed safety upgrade! 

I am a longtime resident of the lower 2nd Line. Over the years I have become increasingly concerned about the increasing danger of making the left turn into Fergus.

Wellington Road 18 has a posted 70km/h speed limit  going east out of town, which means the average motorist is traveling nearly 80km/h. Motorists coming west down the big hill from the dam towards Fergus can be approaching this corner in excess of that speed.  There has been a great increase in traffic from Fergus turning north at this corner in the last few years as well.

The roundabout has a posted speed of 20km/h. That in itself increases the safety factor.  Coupled with that, the very design of the roundabout necessitates that drivers must slow down. Kudos to Cox Construction for their quick delivery on this project.

Now my regular trips to town, as well as those of my neighbours, are safer and less stressful.

I thank the county planners who “saw the problem as a real one and did something about it.” We will never know how many serious injuries and deaths you have prevented.

 My thanks for your foresight and the resolve of all those who got the job done!

Bruce Hawkins,
Centre Wellington