[upthesaukee]

The Alton Circle is not a "circle, roundabout, or rotary" and was not intended to be so. Perhaps an elongated intersection helps to explain it, and as to who yields and who doesn't ( or at least is supposed to), Rte 11 is the right away and rte 28 and Old New Durham road are the streets/roads that need to yield.

That being said, and having lived in this town for 12 years, driving through the circle 5 days a week at a minimum, I have seldom seen many cars backed up on 28 or New Durham Rd. Even after Hannafords went in, it seems to have little effect. As such, I would rather see the money to improve the traffic flow at the circle go to other roads. In fact, a few years back, they re-paved route 11 from around Alton hardware to the bay, putting in sidewalks and drainage. Only problem is, there is more water running across rte 11 on the hill coming down to the Letter S road than there was before the construction, which creates a nice icy situation in the fall/winter/spring. Take the money and fix that.

Alas, it is probably not to be the way.