New Brunswick - Counties - several "classic Traffic Circles

Driver's Handbook - PDF format (Dept. of Public Safety - Motor Vehicles)             Part 4 (Rules of the Road), p49 Roundabout rule & nice diagram (called "Rotaries or Traffic Circles")             Part 7 (Highway Signs) illustrates no Roundabout related signs other than the Yield Sign     NB DOT - POBox 6000, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5H1; tel:(506)453-3939 fax:(506)453-2900                 The province is divided into 6 Highway Districts     Fredericton - Public Works - "several have been build here in the last couple years" for Traffic Calming     Miramichi - Roundabout under design (4/06) - opened 6/11/07 - Photo     Moncton - Engineering & Public Works - 2 "classic" Traffic Circles     Oromocto - 2 Roundabouts (both ~150-200ft dia): both on Miramichi Rd at Rt-102 & St Lawrence Ave; built ~2003         Public Works - How much did the new Oromocto Roundabout cost?             Home to possibly the 2 oldest Traffic Circles in Canada     Village of Port Elgin (the g is pronounced as in gain) - "classic" Traffic Circle

                The Inventory of existing Circles/Roundabouts will be updated as the information becomes available - you can help! :-)

     UNB Civil Engineering Dept. - Transportation Group
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Nova Scotia () - Office of the Legislative Counsel - Motor Vehicle Act (~160pp) Go to p48 for Section 135, as amended 2004:                 Rotary or roundabout                 135 (1) The driver of a vehicle entering a roadway in or around a rotary or roundabout shall yield the right of way to traffic already on the roadway in the circle and approaching so closely to the entering highway as to constitute an immediate hazard.                         (2) The driver of a vehicle passing around a rotary or roundabout shall drive the vehicle in a counter-clockwise direction around the island or the centre of the circle. 2004, c. 42, s. 10.

Counties - Municipalities - 3 "classic" Traffic Circles
    NS TIR -  Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal - Roundabout Information

        Design Manual for Roads & Bridges divided into 15 "Volumes", which are ammended, or revised as needed.
        Volume 6, Section 2, Junctions (seems to rely heavily on UK design standards):
             Part 2 Mini-Roundabouts (612kb pdf) revised Aug'07
             Part 3 divided into 3 sub-parts:
                     Geometric Design of Roundabouts (984kb pdf) revised Aug'07
                     Design of Road Markings at Roundabouts (333kb pdf) revised Aug'07
                     The Geometric Layout of Signal-Controlled Junctions and Signalised Roundabouts (1528k pdf) revised Nov'04

    Driver Training Manual (revised 2007) Now available in PDF format
        Chapter 2 - Rules of the Road (989 KB) - p64-65 describe the rules, but no diagrams or sample signs.
        Chapter 3 - Signs, Pavement Markings and Work Zones (773 KB) - I don't see any references to Roundabouts or Traffic Circles.

        Avonport (King's County) - Rt-1 & 101, Exit 9 Roundabout Interchange - Press Release 7/05 - this will be NS's 1st modern RDB - completion expected summer 2006
        Dartmouth - Micmac Rotary - (44 40 58N, 63 32 51W) - destroyed after 1980 by new interchange
        Halifax - Armdale Rotary - (44 38 29.85N, 63 37 13.49W) Rebuilt in 2007
                Near village of Armdale; 5 legs
        Pictou Rotary - 5 legs - (45 40 56N, 62 43 48W) Oval 225m x 185m (765ft x 605ft)
        Port Hastings Rotary in Port Hastings on Cape Breton Island

     Dalhousie University, Dept of Civil Engineering - Transportation -
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Prince Edward Island - Counties - There appear to be no existing Traffic Circles or Roundabouts. I've been told that although Roundabouts have been discussed, implementation was deferred because "User acceptance of roundabouts is not high in this area, primarily due to lack of experience etc" {ie, PEI drivers have little first hand experience with them}
    PEI TPW - Transportation & Public Works (Planning)
            Hon. Gail A. Shea, Minister TPW
    Driver Training Manual - Free in PDF format (11.5 mb - perhaps the most thorough Driver Manual in the Northeast!!), now contains references to Roundabouts. The 2007 revision has on pages 109-110 information on driving circular intersections (this is becoming important because all nearby states & provinces are planning & starting to build Roundabouts).

    Charlottetown - the proposed RDB at "Peter Pan Corner" was passed over for political reasons in May'06. There were no pressing congestion or safety problems, & statistics show signals are more dangerous than Roundabouts as the Coles Associates Engineer published in his report to the City Council. The $2 million project will align the legs of the intersection better for when they are ready to install the Roundabout. Also, I expect the projected 2% annual increase in traffic will not materialize.

        "Travellers Rest Roundabout" - Rt2 - construction began June'06

    Co-Pilot, A Guide for Parents of New Drivers - on-line
    Driver Training Schools - listing by town
    University of Prince Edward Island - Engineering - 3 year program
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Newfoundland & Labrador - Towns - no existing Traffic Circles or Roundabouts?
    Road User's Manual - 4.2 mb PDF format (2004 edition) - Motor Registration (MR) - Dept of Government Services & Lands (GSL)
            No mention of Roundabouts, Rotaries, or Traffic Circles
    Nfld DOT - Department of Works, Services & Transportation (WST) -
            Minister of WST - Tel:(709)729-3679; Fax:(709)729-4285; E-Mail
            Highway Design & Construction - click on
                HIGHWAY DESIGN DIVISION - Specifications Book - Available free in PDF format (17 mb) - no mention of Roundabouts or Traffic Circles.
            Live Traffic Cams - 9 locations (May'03)
    St. John's - Hosting TAC-2003 Conference (21-24 Sept'03) - 2 Roundabout Papers included
    Memorial University Newfoundland - Civil Engineering -
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Regional -
    American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) - 2002 Report (48pp in PDF format) Comments and Recommendations on the US Access Board’s " Draft Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way " 

    Go for Green (Canada) - contact information - I contacted their representatives in PQ, PEI, Nfld, NS, NB
    CLF - Conservation Law Foundation - interested in Communities Project - Livable Cities, Smart Growth, Public Transportation (as the 1st of 5 listed interests)
    clf.org/transportation is a resource for people working to create more livable communities by improving transportation. Transportation affects not just how we get places, but what those places are like. In New England, CLF has advocated such transportation initiatives as:

• making neighborhoods safer, quieter and more child-friendly through traffic calming;
• bringing new life to old commercial areas with public transit improvements; and
• improving local mobility by retrofitting streets for bicycling and walking.

    CLF works to improve transportation for people living and working in city neighborhoods, suburbs, and rural areas alike. While CLF is primarily concerned with opportunities and problems in New England, its publications and  listserv maintain an international audience. People who use our listserv and who read our publications include private individuals, elected officials, agency and nonprofit organization staff members, community group leaders and consultants.

Council of University Transportation Centers (as of F'02, only URI & UMass represent New England, no members from Canada)
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