Construction on New Church Hill Traffic Circles to Begin Next Week

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -

Church Hill residents can expect some lane closures as the installation of several traffic circles will begin next Monday.

Alexis Hoeferlin lives at the intersection of Chimborazo Boulevard and Marshall Street.

I've seen people going much over the speed limit, and I consider this a residential area...lot of people on foot. A lot of children around, she said.

That's why she's all for new traffic circles the city is set to install next week, anything to slow down the traffic.

I think it's a great idea. There are a lot of people coming down Marshall and a lot of people who using Church Hill to get to one area to another."

The traffic circles will go up at several intersections...including at Chimborazo and Marshall Street, Chimborazo and N Street, as well as M Street and 27th, 30th and 32nd.

But not everyone is on board

I think this particular intersection doesn't have much need for a traffic circle. I don't see much traffic blockage in this street at all. And one think I like about m street is that there are no stop signs. A traffic circle going in will change that, said Conor Pel-Owen, referring to the intersection of M Street and 32nd.

The city will shut down several roads during construction.

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