Great Falls Roundabout Ready for Friday Opening

ROUTE WILL REOPEN.. WITH ONE NEW CIRCULAR FEATURE. KRTV'S NEWEST REPORTER CODY PROCTOR HAS THE DETAILS ON GREAT FALLS' FIRST ROUNDABOUT. CODY? THANKS GUYS. THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUILT THE NEW ROUNDABOUT TO EASE TRAFFIC THROUGH QUICKLY... INSTEAD OF HAVING CARS ALWAYS STOPPING AND STARTING. NEW SIDEWALKS, PAVEMENT AND LANDSCAPING WERE INCLUDED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT... WHICH STARTED LAST YEAR. WHILE MANY DRIVERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS.. SAYING THE ROUNDABOUT WILL BE MORE OF A HEADACHE THAN IT'S WORTH... PROJECT MANAGER KAS MAN-DER-LE IS CONFIDENT.. THEY'LL BE JUST FINE. I THINK THAT IT WILL BE...WHEN THE PUBLIC BEGINS TO USE THIS...THEY WILL FIND IT A VERY POSITIVE CHANGE AND IT WILL BE VERY EASY TO NAVIGATE. A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STUDY SHOWS APPROXIMATELY 25- HUNDRED CARS DROVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION DAILY... BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTED. THAT NUMBER WILL LIKELY BE MUCH LOWER TOMORROW SINCE SCHOOL IS OUT AND THE INTERSECTION IS RIGHT BY BOTH RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY AND C-M- R.. STILL, WE'LL BE THERE TO SEE HOW DRIVERS ADJUST TO THE NEW TRAFFIC FEATURE, AND I'LL BRING YOU THE