If the Village of Egg Harbor and Door County officials can agree, you might encounter a roundabout on your travels to and from its public beach. The Village of Egg Harbor discussed the possibility of erecting a temporary, pop-up roundabout near the “five corners area” south of downtown Egg Harbor where Horseshoe Bay Road/County Road G, Alpine Road, South Trail, Beach Road, and Hillside Trail all intersect. The intersection is controlled by stop signs now, but a temporary, pop-up roundabout could change that for a lot less money than constructing a full-fledged one like what is found in Sturgeon Bay and other communities. Since Horseshoe Bay Road/County Road G is a county-owned roadway, the village would need county approval to proceed. Door County Highway Commissioner Thad Ash is approaching the request from the Village of Egg Harbor with an open mind, but he does have some reservations about the potential project. Space and driving behaviors were the biggest concerns for him.
Ash says the conversation could lead to other ideas of what could be done for that area even if it doesn’t mean constructing a roundabout. East Palo Alto, Calif. Sioux Falls, S.D., Kaysville, Utah, and Wilmington, N.C. are all examples of municipalities that have used temporary roundabouts in the past to see if more permanent ones needed to be built.
