LAFAYETTE, La. — A contract to design a roundabout at the intersection of Vincent and E. Broussard in Lafayette is currently being executed, according to a spokesperson for Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG).
The first step is to perform a traffic study. There is currently $300,000 in the budget to perform the study and design the roundabout. Future funding would be needed for the construction, the spokesperson stated.
There have been five crashes in that area in the last year, according to a Sgt. Robin Green, spokesperson for Lafayette Police Department. Most recently were two separate crashes on Sunday with one ending with a fatality. To read more on that crash click here.
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