New roundabout planned for US 2 through Sultan

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2. The first one installed in Sultan some time back is

already causing huge traffic jams on Highway 2. They should be barred from having a second one or at the very least a bypass should be built around this town.

I live in Washington state and occasionally have to drive Highway 2 to get over to the Seattle area. It used to be a fairly relaxed trip. Sultan's stop lights would slow the journey a bit but not bad. Then the braniacs in the Department Of Highway decided to put in a roundabout as you enter the east side of Sultan. Its become a nightmare. Traffic can back up for miles trying to get through this choke point

Washington state is going through a love affair with roundabouts. In some situations they can be useful but most of the ones being built in this state are being forced into locations where they are not appropriate. I hope sanity returns to this states road planners sometime soon, I'm running out of optional routes to avoid these nightmares.