HELENA — The Helena City Commission is considering a multi-million dollar project that would transform the intersection of Last Chance Gulch, Neill Ave., Helena Ave. and Cruse St. into a traffic circle.

Traffic lights at the intersection, colloquially known as mini-malfunction junction, went out in July 2024 . Since then, stop signs placed around the intersection have made it an all-way stop.

To gauge how Helena’s residents feel about their city’s traffic circle proposal, MTN spoke with about 30 different people passing through the walking mall downtown on Monday.

“I think that putting a roundabout in is a very good idea,” said Helena resident Madison Goodman. “Because currently the mini-malfunction junction is difficult to navigate.”

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