Olathe opened the roundabout at 119th and Northgate streets to drivers Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The opening was reported by KCTV5. The roundabout and adjacent sections of 119th Street, Northgate Street and Nelson Road are now open, according to the city.
"This is a long time coming. This is a lot of years, a lot of work put into a lot of years," Cody Kennedy, the city's public information officer, told KCTV5.
The adjacent bridge over the railroad tracks remains closed. The city is waiting on delivery of exterior railing materials and expects to open the bridge by the end of November.
"We are literally railings away from completing this project, almost in its entirety," Kennedy said.
Kennedy said east-west travel across Olathe's north-south BNSF railroad tracks has been "a little bit of a pain point" for residents. The western BNSF tracks carry between 68 and 88 trains per day, according to the city.
Construction activities will continue through the end of 2026, with public art inside the roundabout targeted for spring 2027.
