Moving ahead with plans for two roundabouts in Woolwich

Leah Gerber

Observer Staff

TWO MORE ROUNDABOUTS ARE PLANNED for Woolwich Township in the near future. One at Floradale Road and Line 86 west of Elmira, and the other at Sawmill and Ebycrest roads near

Bloomingdale. Regional council approved the Floradale Road roundabout in 2021, and work is scheduled for this summer. The roundabout on Sawmill Road was approved by regional council in 2022 and construction is planned for next year.

Last week, regional council approved lower speed limits for new roundabouts, dropping them to 60 km/h from 80 km/h.

“Based on research, the general consensus is that [roundabouts are] safer in terms of reducing fatalities,” said Liping Fu,