An open house to discuss the roundabout design options for the intersection of County Road 16 (McColl Drive) and Glendale Road/Lynn Avenue will be Thursday, July 16 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive.

There will be a brief presentation at 5:15 p.m. Scott County and Savage city staff will be available to discuss design options and answer questions about the project.

The purpose of the open house is to notify the public of the selected project design and construction schedule. Construction staging options, including potential intersection closures, duration of closures and detour routes will also be discussed.

The focus of the project is reconstructing the intersection of McColl Drive and Glendale Road/Lynn Avenue from a signalized intersection to a two-lane roundabout. The work is primarily being funded with a federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant, with the remainder of the project funded by Scott County and Savage.

A signalized intersection and roundabout were studied by the city and council. Last year, the Savage City Council concurred with the county highway staff to move forward with the two-lane roundabout design.

The future schedule calls for right of way acquisition to begin this fall. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2010 and be completed by the fall of that same year.

For more information on the project, visit www.hwy16roundabout.com or www.cityofsavage.com.