:TiWSDOT ty Twittercorn/wsdot_north 2018 Construction Facebook.corn/WSDOT Paving: WSDOT crews will pave sections of Projects in Anacortes, Arlington. Bellingham and Sedro- Woolley to preserve the and,improve driving conditions. Whatcom, Skagit, Island and WSDOT.blogspot.com North Snohomish counties

n 2018 Washington State Department of Transportation contractor crews will build five www.wsdot.com/regions/northwest I new . finish a multi-season fish passage project. repave highways and improve accessibility for pedestrians at more than two dozen intersections. These projects are a crucial part of keeping our highway system safe for people of all *4. [email protected] abilities to use the and .

Roundabouts: WSDOT crews will build five new roundabouts to improve safety and mobility at intersections in our area.

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Title VI Notice to Public: It is the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race. color, national origin or sex. as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in. be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities. Any person Resurfacing: WSDOT crews will resurface more who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated. may file than 40 miles of highway in four counties to remove a complaint with WSDOT's Office of Equal Opportunity (0E0). For additional information regarding Title VI complaint procedures and/ cracks and ruts and extend the life of the road. or information regarding our non-discrimination obligations. please contact OEO's Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7082. NORTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY

534 a 1-5/Arlington to Skagit County SR 20/Sharpes Corner Vicinity 2 SR 548/Ferndale Area Paving and Panel Repair Improvements 20 Grandview Road & Kickerville Road SKAGIT 11\tx . 548 Intersection Improvements SNOHC Replace concrete panels on 1-5 between Build roundabouts at SR 20 & Miller/ SR 530 and south of SR 534. Pave some Gibralter roads and Sharpes Corner. Build a to improve safety tvg. n tan %hew Rd ramps. shoulders and decks. and keep freight and bitly/SharpesCornerRAB moving. bit.ly/15SnoCoToSkagitPaving bit.ly/SR548KickervilleRAB

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Paving and Fcny St .• Paving and Pedestrian Crossing MULTIPLE COUNTIES Ar ingt4 Improvements State st Improvements 530 SR 9, 11, 20, 530, 531, 539 & 542/Mount Pave 3.5 miles of SR 530 in both Sedro-Woi Pave SR 20 and the northern leg of 204th St NE 9 directions between 1-5 and SR 9. SR 9 in Sedro-Woolley. Baker Area Resurfacing bit.ly/2018ArlingtonAreaPaving bit.ly/SR2OSR9SedroWoolleyPaving Repair and resurface various stretches of highway throughout parts of Snohomish, Skagit, Island and SKAGIT COUNTY WHATCOM COUNTY Whatcom counties. bit.ly/2018MBAresurfacing 9 SR 9/Lake McMurray Area SR 542/Bellingham Area Gribble Creek Fish Passage Paving and Pedestrian Crossing Bellinghads Improvements Replace a small round culvert with large 4 box culvert to improve fish passage. Pave nearly 3 miles of SR 542 ._ 1, between I-S and Britton Road in bitly/GribbleCreek Bellingham. bit.ly/SR542BhamAreaPaving2018

Sedro-Woolley SR 9/Clear Lake Area SR 542/Deming Area 20 542 Francis Rd Intersection Improvements East SR 9 Junction Intersection q• Deming Improvements 1-5, SR 20 & SR 539/Northwest Region Build a roundabout to improve safety, Rd 0 reduce crashes and keep traffic moving. Build a roundabout to improve safety. Cable Barrier Improvements bit.ly/FrancisRoadRAB bit.ly/SR542SR9roundabout Upgrade nearly 40 miles of median cable barrier. biLly/WSDOTCableBarrier2018

416, 'v 546 N 547 152i1 St SR 20 Spur/Anacortes Area SR 542/Glacier Area Na y 1544 542 — 542 Anacortes Paving and Pedestrian Crossing Hedrick Creek Fish Passage Improvements Deming .1 32nd St cc Complete a two season project to No, Pave the SR 20 Spur/12th from restore fish habitat. Sharpes Corner to Commercial and Commercial Avenue to the bit.ly/HedrickCreek Anacortes ferry terminal. bit.ly/AnacortesPaving How do I go straight? How safe is a roundabout? Roundabouts are becoming more Studies have shown that roundabouts are safer than common across the U.S. as a way to traditional signalized intersections. Speeds are slower improve traffic flow and reduce serious through a roundabout because cars enter the circular intersection at a desirable angle and all travel the same accidents. But for drivers who have never direction. The chance of T-bone and head-on collisions is used a roundabout, it can seem confusing at virtually eliminated. Studies by the IIHS have shown a first. With no stop signs or signals, who has 40 percent reduction in all crashes, a 70 percent reduction the right of way? Is it safe for pedestrians? in injury crashes and a projected 90 percent reduction What's the speed limit in a roundabout? In in fatality crashes. And because speeds in a roundabout are 25 mph or slower, the braking distance is significantly this brochure, drivers, pedestrians and reduced in the event of a collision. At 50 mph, braking cyclists can find answers to many common distance is approximately 475 feet. At 25 mph, braking roundabout questions. distance is reduced to 125 feet.

How expensive is a roundabout? What is a roundabout? Costs for modern roundabouts can vary, and can be A modern roundabout is a circular intersection where dependent on the costs of property acquisition or drivers travel counterclockwise around a center island. sensitive environmental areas. Where long-term costs Drivers yield to traffic in the circle, then enter the are considered, roundabouts are cheaper to maintain roundabout and exit at their desired street. There are and operate than traffic signals. Maintenance and no traffic lights or stop signs in a modern roundabout. operation of a traffic signal can cost $5,000 per year In a two- roundabout, you can use either the or more. Roundabouts have virtually no cost for left or right lane to go straight. As you approach the maintenance or operation. roundabout, yield to traffic already in the circle. If no cars are in the roundabout, you may enter without I have a business near a roundabout - yielding. Enter the roundabout and curve gently to will traffic have a harder time reaching me? the right, then continue ahead in your lane, staying Not necessarily. During construction, access may be to the right of the roadway median as you exit the more difficult. But once the roundabout is complete, roundabout. drivers and pedestrians should be able to easily access businesses. In fact, roundabouts can be good for How do I make a right turn? business. A study of businesses along a highly traveled road in Golden, Colorado where roundabouts were installed found that the businesses near the roundabouts saw an increase in sales tax revenues de- spite an areawide economic slowdown. Fewer collisions and delays, as well as an aesthetic and pedestrian-friendly roadway, contributed to a healthy business environment.

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Title VI Statement to Public WSDOT ensures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the provision of benefits and services Washington roundabouts resulting from its federally assisted programs and activities. For questions www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/roundabouts/default.htm As you approach the roundabout, make sure you regarding WSDOT's Title VI Program, you may contact the Department's are in the right lane. Yield to traffic already in the circle. Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7098. Roundabout Q&As www.iihs.org/research/qanda/roundabouts.html Enter the roundabout and make a sweeping right Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information /11h. turn one-quarter of the way around the roundabout, Materials can be provided in alternative formats: large print, Braille, cas- ,m Washington State sette tape, or on computer disk for people with disabilities by calling the Video - Driving a roundabout staying to the right of the roadway median as you exit Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at (360) 705-7097. Persons who are V7; Department of Transportation http://www.youtube.com/ the roundabout. deaf or hard of hearing may contact OEO through the Washington Relay watch?v=MywmtskFiil&feature=related Service at 7-1-1. How do I make a left turn? Can I change in a roundabout? Why a roundabout? Will this roundabout make my commute slower? No. Once you enter a roundabout, you must stay in your Why not a traditional intersection? No. It may speed up your commute. If there are no lane. Make sure you choose the correct lane before you We don't plan to build roundabouts at every intersection, in a roundabout, you are not required to yield enter the roundabout. only those where they will be most beneficial. Roundabouts before entering. At a traditional intersection, you would are appropriate for intersections with significant traffic have to wait for a green light before proceeding. delays or frequent collisions. Roundabouts can reduce Roundabouts can also handle more cars per hour than Do I have to yield to entering vehicles delays and serious collisions. Studies by the Insurance a signalized intersection, which means you will be if I'm already in a roundabout? Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have shown a able to get through an intersection more quickly. An No. If you are in a roundabout, vehicles entering the 75 percent reduction in crashes at intersections where IIHS study showed an 89 percent average reduction in roundabout must yield to you. However, you must yield a roundabout replaced a traffic signal. The likelihood of delays and a 56 percent average reduction in stops at to pedestrians or bicycles in crosswalks when entering or high-speed crashes is reduced because drivers must intersections where roundabouts replaced traffic exiting the roundabout. slow to 15 or 20 mph before entering a roundabout. signals or stop signs. Roundabouts also encourage better traffic flow because drivers only have to yield, not stop, before entering a What if an emergency vehicle approaches? Do roundabouts take up more room roundabout, which can reduce backups. And because than intersections? As you near the roundabout, make sure you are in In a roundabout, you treat emergency vehicles the same traffic isn't required to stop at a roundabout, vehicle the left lane. Yield to traffic already in the circle. If no way you would in a traditional intersection. Do not stop emissions and fuel consumption are lower. Studies have cars are in the roundabout, you may enter without if you are in the roundabout. Continue to your exit. Once shown that roundabouts can reduce fuel consumption by yielding. Enter the roundabout, staying in the left lane, you exit the roundabout, pull to the right and allow the up to 30 percent. They are also cheaper to maintain than Area required for roundabout and make a sweeping left turn three-quarters of the emergency vehicle to pass. If you see an emergency traffic signals. but not for signal way around the center of the roundabout, staying to vehicle as you are approaching a roundabout, pull to 1. Area required for signalsignal the right of the roadway median as you exit. Check to the right to allow it to pass, then continue into the but not for rounda_ make sure there is no traffic in the outside lane before roundabout. Isn't a roundabout just like a traffic circle? you exit. No. Traffic circles, often seen in Europe .." 1111 ...... What is the speed through a roundabout? or on the East How do I make a U turn? Roundabouts are designed for speeds 25 mph or slower. Coast, are larger You should drive between 15 and 25 mph through the than modern roundabout. roundabouts and often use signals or How do I use a roundabout if I'm on a bicycle? stop signs. Drivers enter a traffic circle If you feel comfortable in a straight line. doing so, you can ride Modern roundabouts Roundabouts often use less space than intersections. through the roundabout are smaller than Because roundabouts can process higher volumes of with traffic. You must traffic circles. traffic more efficiently than traffic signals, they typically observe the same rules Drivers enter require fewer traffic lanes approaching the intersection. as vehicles. You may also roundabouts by navigating a curve. These two changes The center of the roundabout can take up more space walk your bicycle through force drivers to travel more slowly through a roundabout. than a traditional intersection, but the approaches to the pedestrian crossings. Traffic in a roundabout also has the right-of-way. Drivers the roundabout typically take up less room. entering a roundabout must yield to traffic already circling. In many traffic circles, entering traffic has the right-of-way, As you near the roundabout, make sure you are in Are roundabouts better for the environment? the left lane. Yield to traffic already in the circle. If no How do I use a roundabout if I'm on foot? which can lead to backups and delays. Roundabouts promote a continuous flow of traffic, cars are in the roundabout, you may enter without Crosswalks are located on each which means vehicles spend less time idling, or yielding. Enter the roundabout, staying in the left lane, street near the entrance to the What happens if there's a collision stopping and starting. This reduces fuel consumption and make a sweeping left turn completely around the roundabout. Pedestrian islands in the roundabout? and vehicle emissions and is better for the environ- center of the roundabout. Exit the roundabout, are also located between lanes. ment. Studies by the IIHS have shown that round- staying to the right of the roadway median. Check to Treat it like you would a collision in a traditional This means that you can cross abouts can reduce fuel consumption by 30 percent make sure there is no traffic in the outside lane before intersection. If possible, drivers involved in the collision one direction of traffic and have compared to traditional traffic signals. Roundabouts you exit. should drive out of the roundabout to the of the a safe place to wait in the me- road. Drivers within the roundabout should, if can also be constructed with trees and shrubs at the dian before you cross another possible, drive around the collision and exit. If a center, which provides another porous surface for direction of traffic. collision is completely blocking the roundabout, water to filter into the ground. call 911 and use an alternate route, if possible.