Maple Valley officials celebrated the completion of a roundabout at Southeast 248th Street and Witte Road Southeast on Saturday with a ribbon cutting.

The project was finished on time and about $1.4 million under budget, with the original cost of the project tabbed at $3.33 million. Maple Valley firm Goodfellow Bros. built the project. Funding came from a federal grant as well as from the city’s capital budget, according to information provided by the Public Works department.

The roads have new pavement and bicycle lanes while there are new sidewalks, fencing, crosswalks, drainage system and left turn pocket for southbound traffic entering Lake Wilderness Country Club Drive. As part of the process, all overhead utility wires were moved underground. In addition, there is now a connection to the Lake Wilderness Trail and a new trail overlook.

Improvements on Witte Road extend from Lake Wilderness Elementary to just past Nazarene Church and around the corners on Southeast 248th to the Greater Maple Valley Community Center and the Maple Valley branch of the King County Library System.

Work began on the improvements and roundabout in July 2010.

This is the first roundabout in the city of Maple Valley.