(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City of Colorado Springs announced the results of a study looking at making the intersection of East Platte Avenue and North Nevada Avenue into a roundabout.

According to the City, the study recommended not moving forward with the project at this time.

“The study shows that a roundabout with a four-lane Nevada Avenue and a two-lane Platte Avenue, a vital east-west corridor, is technically feasible, but westbound queues would extend past Weber in peak hours,” said Todd Frisbie, City Traffic Engineer. “Initial cost estimates show a roundabout would be cost-prohibitive, likely in the $5-6 million range.”

Frisbie also added that Colorado Springs School District 11 plans for Palmer High School and potential impacts to Boulder Street would create high traffic volume on E. Platte Ave. The study showed that Platte would need to be two lanes in both directions to support the amount of traffic, which would increase the size and cost of a roundabout, and there is not enough room in the area for a two-lane roundabout in the east-west direction.