EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — In an update to a story by KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior in May 2025, officials have changed their minds about whether to install roundabouts on a two-lane, mile-long segment of Furrow Road.
Crews finished construction last week on a pair of roundabouts along the road through an upscale residential neighborhood just east of Monument.
One roundabout is just south of Highway 105, at the Minglewood Trail intersection; the other is farther south at the Lamplight Drive intersection, just north of Higby Road.
Officials hope that the traffic-calming devices will significantly reduce speeding on the hilly, winding road.
And although neighbors are willing to try anything to curb speeding, some are skeptical…