One Ringling roundabout now open

Downtown motorists and pedestrians now have access to the Burns Square shopping district off of Ringling Boulevard after a roundabout on the thoroughfare at Pineapple Avenue opened this morning.

The roundabout opened about a month sooner than its anticipated June 15 opening. However, a roundabout on Ringling Boulevard at Palm Avenue is still under construction and Ringling Boulevard is now closed to thru traffic at Pineapple Avenue, instead of Orange Avenue.

The Palm Avenue roundabout, though, is in the final stages of construction and could still open sooner than its anticipated June 15 opening.

The goal with the roundabouts is to improve traffic flow through downtown by replacing a traffic signal at Pineapple Avenue and a 4-way stop at Palm Avenue.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].