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Are roundabouts more expensive to install and maintain than traffic signals safer?

April 26, 2017expensive install maintain ROUNDABOUTS Safer signals Traffic

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Are roundabouts more expensive to install and maintain than traffic signals safer?

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Not necessarily. Roundabouts might cost more to install than the actual traffic signal equipment, but if the intersection does not already include turn lanes, the construction costs for either option may be similar. The big savings on a roundabout comes with life cycle maintenance costs.