Grand Opening of the Balch Springs Roundabout

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Over a hundred locals and visitors attended the grand opening of Dallas County’s first modern roundabout this week. Ourston Roundabout Engineering president Mark Lenters attended the festivities, which included speeches by local officials, a ribbon cutting, and an opening precession of vehicles from local emergency services. 

Ourston’s involvement in this project included:

• Refining the overall design - especially with regard to channelizing and widening the entries.
• Adjusting the signage scheme to more clearly guide drivers through the roundabout.
• Designing and producing “how to” brochures and a flash animation.
• Presenting at public meetings with visual aids and a scaled roll plot of the roundabout.

Mark’s involvement was also featured in the Dallas County Public Works newsletter.

We hope you enjoy this video from the event. For more information, please check out the Balch Springs project page.