The new MOC/FV elementary school on the east edge of Orange City will also bring a change to IA 10 in the area — its first roundabout.
KIWA reports that this is the first roundabout on a state road in the entire northwest DOT district. DOT planner Dakin Schultz told the radio station that “this is just the first.” (Is that a threat or a promise?)
The hoped-for opening of the school is next fall. When it opens, the school in Hospers will close, as will the present school in Orange City.
In other roundabout news, the one at the Urbana corner in Benton County opened Dec. 5, according to Vinton Today, after a previous expectation of Dec. 9.