First multi-lane roundabout opens in London

A vehicle navigates the roundabout at Sunningdale Road and Wonderland Road North on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. (Bryan Bicknell / CTV London)

The roundabout at Sunningdale Road and Wonderland Road North opened to traffic on Friday after months of construction.

It is the first multi-lane roundabout in the city, and was designed to improve accessibility with more traffic lanes and bicycle lanes.

It was also designed to be safer and more accessible to pedestrians with the addition of sidewalks and tactile plates.

The city has released a list of tips to help drivers new to roundabouts:

A combination of high volume and high speeds at the busy intersection, which was also the scene of several fatal collisions over the last decade, prompted the city's decision to install a roundabout.