Route 55 Roundabout, LaGrange, NY

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NYSDOT began construction of the first roundabout on Route 55 to address this heavily congested intersection. A. Colarusso and Sons began the 1/2-mile project in late September which stretches from the Taconic Parkway to Freedom Road. This year-long project included realigning the road, taking out three traffic lights and making way for the three roundabouts. These much-needed roundabouts helped relieve a 2-3-mile long backup up during rush hour, both morning and night, in front of a high school no less. The result was well worth the wait. About 20,000 tons of Superpave HMA and 15,000 tons of construction aggregates was supplied for the project.