Construction of Grand Avenue roundabout raises concerns By Anna Spoerre, @annaspoerre February 22, 2016
![Jodi Witthaus, a visually impaired graduate student in social work from Centralia, stands with her guide dog Nika while waiting to cross South Lewis Lane on Sunday after walking down East Grand Avenue from her apartment at Aspen Court. The intersection is the site for a proposed roundabout, which she said can be a hazardous obstacle for pedestrians to cross. “I got my dog for independence,” Witthaus said. “If they don’t do [the roundabout] right, that completely wipes away my independence.”](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/67ce01ef5f8afb416b7cb1f7f814dab0.jpg)