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===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2019|3}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|13.90|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|11.53|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|0.78|mi}} by Hunterdon County and {{convert|1.59|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction |url=https://www.nj.gov/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Hunterdon.pdf |website=NJDOT |publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> Several major roads that pass through the borough.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hunterdon.pdf Hunterdon County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> These include [[U.S. Route 202]],<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000202__-.pdf#page=5 U.S. Route 202 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/0000031__-.pdf#page=7 Route 31 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 12|Route 12]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/0000012__-.pdf#page=5 Route 12 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> Flemington Circle is the largest of three [[Roundabout|traffic circles]] in the Flemington area and sits just to the southeast of Flemington's historic downtown. U.S. Route 202 and Route 31 approach the circle separately from the north and continue south [[concurrency (road)|concurrently]], and the circle is the eastern terminus of Route 12. It is one of only a rapidly diminishing number of [[List of traffic circles in New Jersey|New Jersey's once-widespread traffic circles]] still extant according to its original design. The circle sees significant congestion on weekends because of the new developments and big-box retailers. The circle also sees a higher rate of traffic accidents and violations than any other region of Flemington and Raritan Township. Unlike most circles, traffic on US 202 does not yield on entry; US 202, being a main four-lane divided highway, gets the [[Traffic#Passage Priority (right of way)|right of way]].<ref>Slaght, Veronica. [http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/03/traffic_circles_are_as_new.html "Confusing Flemington traffic circles to go in new directions"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 15, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2013.</ref> One other traffic circle exists on Route 12 at Mine Street west of the Flemington Circle, where Route 12 traffic has the right of way. The intersection of Route 12 and Main Street west of the Flemington Circle was converted to a roundabout in 2009.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2009/072409a.shtm NJDOT to reconfigure the Route 12 and Main Street traffic circle in Flemington], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] press release, July 24, 2009. Accessed January 1, 2016. "Commissioner Stephen Dilts today announced that the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) will begin a $2.6 million project to convert the existing Route 12 and Main Street traffic circle in Flemington Borough, Hunterdon County into a modern roundabout."</ref>
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