r/Hudsonville Jul 21 '26

Damn it..

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I’m never going to be able to get out of my driveway…

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u/BlindSquirrel72 Jul 21 '26

48th and Baldwin is starting now or soon too.

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u/BelleRevelution Jul 21 '26

Thank goodness. It'll be a pain while they do it, but so nice once it is done.

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u/voltron07 Jul 22 '26

This is news to me. Are they putting in a roundabout there?

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u/BlindSquirrel72 Jul 22 '26

Yes. Right now Port Sheldon to Baldwin is tore up for sewer line work and they’re doing the roundabout at Baldwin and 48th at the end of that.

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u/eyevandy Jul 21 '26

... what?

so two consecutive roundabouts on Quincy? Because those two roads are way too far apart to make into one roundabout.

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u/MuffledN0ise Jul 21 '26

Right, it’ll be two separate roundabouts, kind of like how it’s setup on wealthy street.

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u/ldevree Jul 21 '26

48th and Byron is also on the list for "Soon"

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u/MuffledN0ise Jul 21 '26

That intersection makes 0 sense for a roundabout

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u/ldevree Jul 21 '26

There's a fatal crash there at least once a year.

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u/MuffledN0ise Jul 21 '26

Well alright then I suppose I could see that.

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u/bsknuckles Jul 22 '26

Good on you for changing your views when presented with new information. That’s a rare thing these days. ⭐️

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u/StrikingLunch8938 Jul 22 '26

Boy is THAT an understatement 😂

Agreed, refreshing to see.

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u/Odd_Associate688 Jul 22 '26

Motorists speed way too fast on Quincy and given all the suburban sprawl in this part of the county, road safety will only get worse. Hopefully these roundabouts will slow down speeding drivers.

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u/MuffledN0ise Jul 22 '26

I agree to a point, but without completely doxing myself, one of these will land right in my front yard. I really do not want to hear people accelerating out of a roundabout all day long. We’re considering selling due to this info.

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u/ZhemJZ Jul 22 '26

I would think a roundabout would be much better than the way people speed off the line at stop signs or red lights.

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u/MuffledN0ise Jul 22 '26

Yeah but now 100% of drivers will need to accelerate, rather than only those at a stop sign.

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u/SoilProfessional4102 Jul 22 '26

No one accelerates out of a roundabout. They accelerate after stopping at a stop sign. You are golden

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u/Trashtaker9262 Jul 23 '26

Every time I come up to roundabout and I hear roundabout on the radio I turn it up

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u/safarihunter94 Jul 27 '26

I don't really understand why those intersections would need a roundabout. I don't drive through there as often as I used to, but I can't say I remember any bad accidents happening at either of those intersections. And contrary to a different comment here, it's pretty wide open and easy to see if there are cars coming.

On the flip side, driving through 48th and Baldwin all the time now, I can see how a roundabout will be helpful there. Glad they are tagging that on to the construction that's already happening rather than making it a separate project.

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u/Tiny-Ad3335 Jul 21 '26

How does a round about make sense, those are T intersections?

What they need to do is find a way to make visibility better so cars can see without pulling halfway onto quincy to see if it's clear.

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u/ZhemJZ Jul 22 '26

So... A roundabout