About 80% of all traffic deaths and severe injuries occur on High Injury Network roads, which account for just 12% of city streets.
A Streets Department spokesperson explained that the High Injury Network's mapping methodology no longer includes the Fishtown intersection, but it remains eligible for the city's Modern Roundabout Program due to an analysis of crash data.
The intersection was selected for the program in 2014 based on five-year crash data that showed 10 reportable crashes between 2009 and 2013.
The project will entail the removal of existing traffic signals, installation of new street lighting, curb line reconfigurations and islands for the new roundabout traffic pattern. New signing, line striping and upgraded curb ramps also will be necessary.