"There's no need to go ahead with something that's going to cost us an arm and a leg," says Ottawa Coun. Bob Monette, whose ward includes the proposed roundabout.
"As far as I'm concerned it's $2.5 million too much for the roundabout."
The city has given a green-light to modify the east-end intersection at St. Joseph and Jean D'arc Boulevard.
The project's original projected price was $1.75 million. It's now ballooned to $2.25 million.
'Seems like a lot of money'
"If I'm remodelling my house, (and) the contractors say what I'm going to do is going to be 30 per cent more than I can afford . . . I'm going to move on to another priority project," says Cumberland ward candidate Steve Blais.
Some east end residents think they're getting a tax run-around on the roundabout.
"I think it's a waste of money at many intersections. Certainly that amount of money seems bizarre," says one resident.
Adds another, "It seems like a lot of money to take down the lights and put a circle in the middle of the road."
The Orleans Business Improvement Association says it will be money well spent, because the project will make these streets safer.
Construction is slated to begin early next month, with construction expected to finish by October.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's Kristy Kirkup
