Overview

• The new £2m Dutch-style roundabout on Boundary Way is scheduled to open on June 6 and is funded by Active Travel England to promote walking, cycling and wheeling
• Hertfordshire County Council has released a three-minute CGI tutorial to familiarise residents with its unique priority rules
• The layout features a segregated outer cycle lane, zebra crossings on each approach road and narrowed vehicle lanes intended to slow traffic and prioritise pedestrians and cyclists
• Local drivers and residents have branded the design complicated and confusing, warning it may not suit a route predominantly used by cars and lorries
• A 2020 Cambridge installation recorded ten collisions in the three years after opening, reinforcing safety concerns among critics of Dutch-style roundabouts