Notice no cars coming from the opposite direction. This is not going green for Pinellas County....

This has come up several times. Is there some way we can see an explanation for why the signaling at this intersection was changed? I see people continuing thru the intersection, both east & west, to make a U turn at the next opportunity to avoid the long left turn wait.

Pinellas County Public Works - Traffic Management assigned this issue to Pinellas County Public Works - Traffic Engineering

This issue has been referred to Traffic Engineering. Thank you for your interest in the transportation system

This is handled by the State of Florida DOT not Pinellas County (I have been through this process before) and once you reach the person at FDOT they will explain to you that change was made to this intersection due to a high rate of accidents which have occurred there. The red arrow will only blink yellow and allow traffic to turn left during the normal light cycle (not stay solid red) during the hours of midnight and 6 (or 7?) AM going forward.

Mosquito bait, I think we are being given the run around. I have seen Pinellas County trucks working on and installing the new lights.

here are two of the contacts which responded to this inquiry about the change in the traffic light at that intersection if anyone wants to reach out to them. The answer I posted above is what they told me over the phone when they responded to my inquiry asking why the light stays red.

JoEllyn.Guthrie@dot.state.fl.us
Alan.El-Urfali@dot.state.fl.us

Hello All,

Because this is an State intersection, they are required make all operational changes. However Pinellas County has a maintenance agreement with the State so when they makes the decision (flashing yellow) the County does the install. The State owns the intersection so any changes needs to be approved by the State. If you have any additional questions about the process, you can call us in the Traffic Control Center (727) 464-8926. Again, thank you for your interest in our transportation system.

Pinellas County Public Works - Traffic Management assigned this issue to Pinellas County Public Works - Traffic Management