Springfield (KMTR) – Changes may be coming to the controversial traffic roundabout in Springfield at Pioneer Parkway and Hayden Bridge Road.
A research report on pedestrian safety in and around roundabouts is being put together. The report, which should be finished early next year, could help Springfield city leaders ramp up safety at the Pioneer Parkway roundabout.
Pedestrians have complained that drivers are not yielding to people on foot trying to cross the road at the new roundabout.
Extra signs, traffic lights or beacons have been suggested as ways to improve the safety of pedestrians.
Springfield traffic engineer Brian Barnett says the city is "just trying to access how effective they are with helping people with crossings and how much they impact the safety and capacity of the roundabout itself.
Extra signs could cost the city around $10,000. Beacons and lights could total more than $250,000.
