Love it or hate it, Fredericton’s Victoria Circle is getting some appreciation from across the pond.
After intense deliberation at a local pub, the six committee members of the United Kingdom’s Roundabout Appreciation Society have designated the downtown traffic circle “International Roundabout of the Year.”
“It’s the esthetic quality that we go for, as opposed to how the roundabout operates, so it’s how it looks really,” said Kevin Beresford, the society’s president, speaking on Information Morning Fredericton.
Beresford said roundabouts serve as a focal point, with an opportunity to put a windmill, a pond, a plane or, as in the case of the Victoria
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