ROUNDABOUTS FOR LAKESIDE? COUNTY HOSTS OPEN HOUSE JULY 24

By Miriam Raftery

July 16, 2024 (Lakeside) – The County is in the early stages of design for the proposed roundabouts, which proposes to construct two new roundabouts in Lakeside, one along Riverford Road, and the other between North Woodside Avenue.

San Diego County’s Public Works Department invites residents to a community open house on July 24 from 5-8 p.m. to ask questions and learn about the proposed Riverford Road Roundabouts capital improvement project. The meeting will be held at the Lakeside Library, 12428 Woodside Ave. in Lakeside.

According to the County, key benefits include:

• Improving traffic efficiency and circulation, as well as reducing congestion at these busy intersections;
• Creating a “complete street” with new crosswalks, shared use pathways for pedestrians and cyclists, and improved lighting; and
• Offsetting increased traffic from future development projects.

The proposed roundabouts have drawn colorful comments on social media, including a cautionary note from Amanda Young Rigby. “Ahhh! A Drunk driving checkpoint,” she posted, recalling a drunk driver landing a pickup truck atop a fountain on the first day that a roundabout opened elsewhere.

Political pundit Barry Jantz quipped, “ In honor of Frank Hilliker and his family (owners of Hilliker’s Ranch Fresh Eggs), I don't think the Lakeside one should be round, I think it should be an egg-shaped-a-bout.”