Kingston to Replace Traffic Lights near Kingston Centre with Traffic Circle.

In an effort to save money on energy used by lights at the intersection of Bath Road and Princess St., the City of Kingston City Council has voted to remove the traffic lights and replace them with a traffic circle.

We asked ordinary citizen Blake Lumos what he thought about the change. "Regarding the lights? Sounds de-lightful," he responded. Lumos did have other questions, though. "Why did they decide on a traffic circle instead of a triangle? If they remove the lights what happens at night?" 

Reading through the announcement, we found that solar-powered Glow-In-The-Dark lighting strips will be installed in the central structure thingy that will be placed in the center of the traffic circle. 

Construction of the new traffic circle is expected to follow a similar timeline to that of the Waaban Crossing and includes funding initiatives from the federal and provincial governments as well. As such, we expect construction to begin as early as Spring 2050. 

Hope you have a Happy April Fool's Day!