The City of Shawnee will start the Monticello North Corridor project between Johnson Drive and 66th Street beginning in June and will end by the start of the 2013-2014 school year.

According to the City of Shawnee’s website, there will be a roundabout connecting Clear Creek Parkway and Monticello Road, as well as a southbound right turn lane at the north entrance of the school. There will also be a left turn lane in both of the entrances of Clear Creek Elementary, and two left turn lanes on 61st street and Monticello Road, the stoplight intersection in front of the school. Also, any ruined sidewalks and curbs will be replaced.

Junior Dona Gentry is indifferent about the project.

“I’m happy that they’re making a change, but I’m not happy about the way they’re doing it,” Gentry said.

Junior Eric Horton, however, thinks that it won’t help.

“Roundabouts look cool, but they slow down the traffic,” Horton said. “I think they should widen the road all the way.”