El Paso County officials reverse course, install roundabouts on south end of Furrow Road near Monument

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…

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