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Roundabout: Halfway done? The Lumberyard road is two way again. And if this project is on schedule, it should be half done. Work started on the roundabout in August of 2008. It is scheduled to take just under two years to complete. So, that should mean we’re halfway done. Does it look half done? 18 Responses to “Roundabout: Halfway done?”Leave a Reply |
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July 25th, 2009 02:22
“Halfway” is a relative term.
July 25th, 2009 06:51
Two years to build a roundabout? In NH the state would give the crew a summer at most to do this… But this is the flip side of what we all love about “island time”, and why we keep coming back to STJ.
I’ll be back in December and look forward to seeing the progress. And you guys do a wonderful job on this site – I visit every day to feed my island addiction!
July 25th, 2009 07:53
Anybody taken bets on how long after it opens we have the first accident that shuts it down for 2-3 hours.
July 25th, 2009 08:31
Why the hate mon ?
Your roundabout is coming along just fine mon.
Sit back and hav’va Stripe mon, it’s all good.
July 25th, 2009 09:33
Yeah, it looks to be half complete- or “roundabout” :0)
July 25th, 2009 09:53
smile…that’s all I can do… just smile…
July 25th, 2009 10:19
With government project I tend to be a “Glass-half-empty” guy..so I look at is halfway undone…but if it is halfway completed…wouldn’t it be an “arc-about”…or a “semi-circle-about”…?
The truck looks like it’s about to get stuck!
July 25th, 2009 12:08
The reason it’s taking so long is because they’re doing it in phases to avoid having to shut down the entire intersection at once. I too am a “glass half empty” kind of person when it comes to the government here, but I have to say, I think they got it right with this project.
July 25th, 2009 12:48
Actually, in all seriousness, I think they’ve been doing a great job, under the circumstances. This is not an endorsement of the concept– or whether we needed it– but Island Roads has had an enormous challenge in keeping the traffic of 5 roads flowing-and safely away from the deep excavations. After a year of driving through it (an average of 5 times a day)I’m impressed.
July 25th, 2009 14:35
This has nothing to do with the round-about but…I am trying the onion thing tonight. We’re grilling and it sounded good to me. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
July 25th, 2009 18:29
I’m with ajr on this one.
July 25th, 2009 20:43
We finally tried the onions tonight, too.. only I forgot to take them off the grill and they cooked for over two hours! But when we unwrapped them, they were perfect. Tastes a lot like French Onion Soup. We’re going to bring a bunch of them to a party next weekend– easy to make in advance, bring them wrapped and ready to grill. Five stars.
July 26th, 2009 07:12
It will be interesting to see how everyone does driving ‘around about it’ when it is complete. Reminds me of driving with a friend in Road Town days after the first ever traffic lights were installed! The flashing yellow later in the evening had the traffic at a standstill. Tortola had full page news ad for weeks on how to interpret each color of the lights. Emmmm, SunTimes….Tradewinds…hey, wait a minute: DMV what a concept!
July 26th, 2009 08:59
I have read they are also going to start re-doing the North Shore Road starting in Oct. – this should really up the ante on traffic.
July 26th, 2009 09:23
Re-do North Shore road in Oct? NOOOOOOOOOOO!
July 26th, 2009 14:08
it is what it is
have a great week
July 26th, 2009 16:30
Colleen – you can read that report on stjohnsource.com and also get Beth Islers email address who is designing the NPS transportation plan – big changes on the way there too.
July 29th, 2009 09:33
As a non-resident, all I care is that they add street signs at some point.