WHAT’S THE PRICE TAG? ARE MODERN ROUNDABOUTS MORE COSTLY?
The price tag of modern roundabouts versus traditional more familiar methods of moving traffic through intersections can vary. Demographics, geography and environmental elements all come into play when engineers and planners begin to consider how to move traffic through from one street to another. The variables in the decision making process, community involvement and growth patterns influence how transportation professionals and city and state planners make decisions about how to move traffic. Sometimes the price tag for right of way acquisition is higher than the price tag of traffic signal construction and sometimes it is not a factor. Modern roundabouts do not require traffic light electricity, but the maintenance of landscaping or public art is a cost.
