Ribbon cutting ceremony welcomes new roundabouts to Kalamazoo

Mayor Bobbie Hopewell and many other community members welcome the two new roundabouts for Salon, Kendall and Arboretum Parkway streets that will help increase efficiency and help make Kalamazoo a more sustainable community. Marissa Ingle/Western Herald

After weeks of detours and construction, members of the Kalamazoo community gathered to cut the ribbon on its first roundabouts in the Arboretum Parkway area on Friday, Aug. 27.

Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell, along with other city officials, gathered at the intersection of Howard, Solon St. and Kendall Ave. to welcome the newest additions.

One roundabout sits at Arboretum Parkway and Solon St. while the other sits at the intersection of Howard and Solon streets and Kendall Ave.

The new addition provides a westbound link between Howard St. and Arboretum Parkway.

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