Delmar Roundabout Vote Coming on Thursday

The University City City Council is slated to vote on whether to make the mock roundabout on Delmar Blvd. a permanent fixture. 

The University City City Council will hold a special session at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, in the second floor conference room of City Hall. The meeting was originally slated for last Friday, but the notice of special session put the time of the meeting at 8:30 p.m. instead of 8:30 a.m.

Rich Wilson, Director of Public Works and Parks, told Patch things seem to be moving well.  

"Our biggest complaint is that drivers on Delmar feel they have the right of way whether they are entering or leaving the circle," he told Patch last week. "The proper rule of etiquette is to yield to the driver in the circle. Therefore drivers on Delmar need to yield when entering the circle."

The temporary design consists of about 1,400 feet of asphalt curbing along the edges of Trinity and Delmar and the edges of splitter islands. 

Concrete planters and reflective safety barrels are in the inner circle of the roundabout. New pavement markings and signs also were be added to guide pedestrian and vehicle traffic. 

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