What’s With The Roundabout At Castaic Junction?

Call it a roundabout. Call it a traffic circle. Call it a hazard and a menace to navigation!
One thing I will never understand is how anyone approves silly construction projects that taxpayers cannot possibly benefit from. This project appeared to be a simple widening of the bridge at the Hasley Canyon Road exit from Interstate 5. I’m not sure how long it was projected to take to complete the project, but it went on for two years. And now with the project near completion, presto chango, the traffic light at the intersection of The Old Road and Hasley Canyon Road has been replaced by a European style traffic circle.
Never mind that businesses at this location have suffered mightily these past two years. The first thought I had when I encountered this mystical crop circle by the freeway was, “there is no way people in California know how to deal with this.”
I’ve witnessed two near collisions, and nearby shop owners tell me there have been several crashes already.
I would ask who is responsible for this, but ultimately, it is we the citizens of Santa Clarita who bare the onus. We allow this kind of intrusion of insanity to go unchecked, and suffer the consequences of inefficient traffic patterns. Do you know that I can get from Saugus to Burbank in less time than I can get to Canyon Country? A monkey could do a better job of programming traffic lights around here.
I just want to know how long this stupid traffic circle will last. My prediction is about a year before enough people get killed there to enrage the public into demanding a normal intersection with traffic signals. Then we can have, what? two more years of traffic construction and freeway delays?
Here’s a thought: what if city and traffic planners surveyed affected area business and homeowners before starting a project like this? But like I said, we the citizens are responsible. We should have attended the public meetings that I’m sure took place. I’m sorry I wasn’t there.
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