Virginia Beach, Va. – A first of its kind traffic roundabout on Laskin Road opened to Virginia Beach drivers on Wednesday morning.

Part of the 4-year Laskin Road Gateway project, the roundabout, is located on Laskin Road just west of Baltic Avenue near the Farm Fresh.

Eastbound traffic on Laskin Road entering the Gateway will be able to use the roundabout to get to Pinewood Road and 32nd Street.

Westbound traffic leaving the Oceanfront will enter the roundabout from the 30th Street extension.

Westbound traffic leaving the Oceanfront and travelling down 32nd Street does not need to enter the roundabout and can simply use the two bypass lanes to merge directly onto westbound Laskin Road.

The opening of the roundabout is the last major part of the Laskin Road Gateway project that began in 2009.

Project Manager Chris Wojtowicz says with the traffic roundabout open, the fourth and final phase of construction is 75% complete.

You’re enjoying a day at the beach playing in the surf, when suddenly you find yourself being whisked out to sea! You’ve been caught in a rip current. It’s horrifying and can be deadly. Rip currents are responsible for 80% of beach lifeguard saves and cause an average 100 drowning deaths in the U.S. each year.
Rip currents are fast-moving channels of water that flow away from the shore and back
When the wind pushes water into shore, that water will usually travel parallel to the beach until it can find a way to return to sea. These rip currents usually form in small trenches between sand bars and can be hard to spot.

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