roundabout could be constructed with four
lanes of traffic, to facilitate vehicle movement.
Still, she continued, "I don't know how I feel
about it. It's kind of hard to say 'Yes' or 'No,'
and I think the public is owed a conversation
and education on that, and the opportunity
to object."
Patterson also noted that, based on the Jan.
27 MPO discussions, FDOT staff does not feel
obliged to take the MPO members' advice
regarding safety projects, such as the round-
about proposal.
"I actually never thought [FDOT was] bound
on anything," but its position on a plan seems
Sarasota County completed a roundabout at Jacaranda Boulevard and East Venice Avenue in 2011.
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