End in sight for work on Military Trail in Boca
Doctor Detour answers your transportation questions. Q: What is the story on the roadwork at Southwest 18th Street and Military Trail in Boca Raton? Orange barrels and road signs were everywhere but there was no construction activity for months. Steve Wasserman, roadwork could be done, he Boca Raton. said.
A: Good news. The intersection When finished, there will be should be completed very new right turn and left turn soon, according to Palm Beach lanes on Southwest 18th Street, County construction coordination repaved roads, and new traffic director Mark Tomlinson. signals on hurricane-resistant “We’re getting close to the mast arms instead of wires.
finish line,” he said. “The reason Q: I am very confused at for the delays was due to one intersection involving a utility conflicts.” highway and a railroad Florida Power and Light, crossing. When traveling AT&T, and Comcast had overhead westbound on 62nd Street to lines and underground turn south on Dixie Highway, cables that had to be moved there is a traffic signal around the intersection before on both sides of the railroad tracks. Most drivers just pass me on the right, cross the tracks, immediately get in the left lane, enter the intersection and make a left turn while I’m still waiting at the red light. If no one is in front of me, can I proceed? Mike Conrad, Fort Lauderdale.
A: There are two points where you can stop. If the light turns red as you approach the tracks, you must stop before
the white line on the road, east of the tracks.
Just because there are red lights on both sides of the tracks doesn’t mean you can run through one red to get to the other, like those drivers passing you on the right.
There is barely enough room for one or two vehicles between the tracks and Dixie Highway on the west side.
Personally, I always play it safe. I would not recommend wedging my vehicle between railroad tracks and a highway in heavy traffic, but if the way is clear and no one is cutting you off and you have already crossed the line as the first light is turning red, use your best judgment.
Absent a train passing by, the longest a red light lasts is about two to three minutes, so that’s not too long to wait if it means avoiding a potential collision with a train or traffic.