At a meeting of the Town of Arlington board, members approved Resolution 2025‑14 to enter into contracts needed to complete design work for Autumn Springs Road, including plans for a single‑lane roundabout at a sharp curve near the Hawthorne area.

The move advances preliminary engineering for the Autumn Springs Road project, which staff described as including a roundabout designed so an 18‑wheeler can make a full turn if necessary. Board member Mr. Biggs asked for clarification on the roundabout dimensions after seeing a figure he read as "10 feet." A staff member replied that the figure in the presentation was preliminary and that the circulating radius would be sized to accommodate truck turns.

The project consultant or engineering staff explained the roundabout would be a single‑lane facility and that a two‑lane roundabout would require a substantially larger footprint that is not needed for expected traffic and speeds. "It will just be a 1 lane roundabout and you will enter whichever direction you're going," the staff member said, also noting the design team would verify truck turning requirements during later design stages. Board members discussed spacing relative to a planned roundabout in the Hawthorne subdivision and said the planned layout aimed to avoid having two roundabouts so close they could back up into each other.

Staff characterized the current drawings as preliminary. They said the final design will follow engineering criteria, including ensuring agricultural or commercial trucks can complete turns where necessary and evaluating whether stop controls or other signage is needed at nearby intersections. The board voted to approve the resolution; no opposition was recorded during the meeting.

Discussion at the meeting referenced prior board direction from an earlier meeting; staff said the contracts implement the approach the board previously identified. Staff also said they will provide maps and updated drawings to interested board members after the meeting.

The resolution authorizes staff to enter into the listed design contracts so that detailed engineering, permitting and construction documentation can proceed. No construction contract was approved at the meeting; the action covered design‑phase agreements only.

The board did not set final landscaping, artwork, or maintenance responsibilities for the roundabout; members said those decisions would be negotiated later with developers or addressed in future agenda items.