Armdale traffic circle
in Halifax, CanadaCategory: Attraction
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Armdale Roundabout, Halifax, NS B3L, Canada Print route »
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The Armdale Traffic Circle is a roundabout in the Armdale district of Halifax, Nova Scotia.The traffic circle receives vehicles from five different directions: Chebucto Road and Quinpool Road on the Halifax Peninsula, Herring Cove Road and St. Margaret's Bay Road on the Chebucto Peninsula, and Joseph Howe Drive, which runs along the isthmus of the Halifax Peninsula. It currently handles approximately 60,000 vehicles on weekdays.
The historic intersection predates modern automobile traffic but was designed as the Armdale Rotary during the post-war period to handle 5,000-20,000 vehicles. Dramatic urban growth on the Halifax Peninsula and subdivisions off the peninsula since the 1970s has resulted in current traffic levels outstripping the design capacity.
The traffic circle had long been a source of irritation and controversy to its users due to the unusual operation rules: prior to 2005 all vehicles had to "yield and proceed" while entering and while in the circle. This caused confusion for both visitors to the city as well as many locals , and the roads leading up to the traffic circle were often congested for several hundred metres. For many years, the city assigned a commissionaire to patrol the intersection and assist in traffic direction.
