COEUR d'ALENE — When the revitalization of Seltice Way is realized, motorists will navigate not one, but two roundabouts.

The board of commissioners for Coeur d'Alene's urban renewal agency, ignite cda, received an update on the design for proposed improvements to the old highway before approving an additional $1.06 million in funding to the project, bringing the agency's total funding to more than $3 million. Matt Gillis, senior project manager at Welch Comer Engineers, told commissioners he and city officials did not know how the public would react when introduced with plans for the first roundabout — at the intersection of Atlas Road and Seltice Way — during a public meeting in September.

"Surprisingly the input was overwhelmingly positive," Gillis said. "It was so positive that they were asking why we weren't doing a roundabout on Grand Mill as well. We're moving full steam ahead right now with two, two-lane roundabouts."

Gillis added the roundabout planned for Grand Mill Lane and Seltice Way will be slightly smaller than its counterpart on Atlas Road. At Atlas, Gillis said project planners expect higher volumes of traffic from large trucks that need to make left-hand turns, which made it necessary for the roundabout to be wider.

The smaller size of the Grand Mill roundabout will not impact traffic circulation in any capacity, Gillis said. Both of the roundabouts, he added, will be landscaped and provide opportunities for the placement of public art.

Ignite cda, the primary funder of the project that is also financially supported by other agencies, initially agreed to provide $2.5 million in funding for the revitalization efforts. Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor told commissioners the plan was for city officials and other partners to seek other potential funding sources.

"As we went out to look for partners, adjacent property owners who we had heard were starting some work of their own indicated that those projects are not as close to being on the horizon as we thought," Taylor said. "Therefore, it's not in their timeline to provide funding for the project."

The request to ignite to fund the remainder of the revitalization project was met with support. None of the ignite commissioners present at the meeting voted against providing the additional $1.06 million.

"I understand why you aren't having success getting the additional partnership money," said Commissioner Denny Davis. "It's disappointing, but sometimes everything is in the timing. We've come this far and I'm in favor of funding the rest."

With funding secured, Gillis told the board he will present the final design to the Coeur d'Alene City Council next month. If the council approves the plans, the bidding process on the project will begin.

"We'll just start up as soon as possible," Gillis said. "At minimum, this will last an entire construction season and likely spill over into the next one."