Construction at exit ramp takes place overnight

Dr. Detour answers your transportation questions.

Q: Work on the southbound Interstate-95 exit at Southwest 10th Street has been going on for some time. This has created a daylong traffic slowdown, not just at rush hour. Amazingly, work seems to stop for months at a

time, even though it looks almost finished. What gives? — Ron Siegel, Delray Beach

A: The construction on that exit in Deerfield Beach began in 2015 and is due for completion in the fall.

It is one of five interchange projects being done simultaneously.

The contractor is spreading resources between this location and four others in Palm Beach County, according to project officials.

Work on the Southwest 10th Street ramp can only be done overnight Sundays through Thursdays so it may look like nothing is being done during the day.

When completed, southbound I-95 will have an extra lane between Hillsboro Boulevard and Southwest 10th Street.

The top of the exit ramp will have an extra, free-flowing, right-turn lane onto westbound Southwest 10th Street, without a traffic signal, which should relieve much of the congestion on the ramp, said Andrea Pacini, I-95 project spokeswoman.

Other exit ramp work includes relocat-

ing utilities, resurfacing the road, adding a lane to the overpass, installing barrier walls, curbs, sidewalks, guardrails, drainage pipes, overhead signs, pavement markings, signals, lighting and retaining walls.

Exiting southbound I-95 at Hillsboro Boulevard, going west to Military Trail, then south to Southwest 10th Street will help you bypass the construction.

Q: There are now two lanes connecting eastbound Miramar Parkway to southbound Interstate-75. The sign indicates there is no right turn on a red light from this lane. That sign is between both traffic lights, so which lane is the sign indicating no right turn on red? — Miguel Fonticoba, Miramar.

A: According to Florida law, drivers can make a right turn on a red light from either lane in most cases, but there are several conditions.

Drivers must come to a complete stop on the line at a red light or red arrow before proceeding.

They cannot proceed if there is oncoming traffic, or pedestrians in the crosswalk, or signs that state No Turn On Red.

Municipalities and counties can also prohibit right turns on red at intersections within their jurisdictions.

There may be some confusion at this particular intersection in Miramar because the sign appears to be posted between the traffic lights above both lanes.

In this case, drivers cannot make a right on a red from the left lane.

There are circumstances when drivers can make a left turn on a red light if they are driving on a one way street and are making a left turn onto a one way street, but there must be no oncoming traffic or pedestrians or signs that prohibit that turn.