The only change they would have to make is to replace the sign! The cars coming out of Kohls don't get green lights to go straight at the same time as the cars coming off the interstate, so if they just removed the no left turn sign, and left the light as is, it would be fine, since Kohls traffic would still have a red light.

It is not as easy as changing the sign, the light from the I95 ramp is a straight arrow, the light would require replacement, and timing would have to be redone for traffic to turn left because they are not going to allow a left signal activate while traffic is coming out of the mall across the street, it would probably end up as its own timer. Due to the amount of traffic at the time (and probably still in the present day) to accommodate a left hand turn it would more then likely end up resulting in another lane being built. Right now the only options are what we have, go through the parking lot, exit at Hogan Road or Broadway, or take an illegal left hand turn. There is going to be too much involvement to allow left hand turns here. When they built this it was not feasible to add a left hand turn. 9 out of 10 times traffic wanting to turn left probably end up down at Broadway or Hogan Road at some point which would further give the state their firm position on how the ramp was designed when they built the exit.

The thing is, traffic doesn't come out of the mall across the street at the same time. The geniuses that built that intersection decided that they should have a red light when absolutely nobody is crossing their path.

That mall has a red light when the Interstate has green. In fact, all of the other sides are red when that side is green--that's as it was the last time I was there. I went to eat at the Texas Roadhouse, and when I came out, had to sit through a red light while Interstate traffic had a green light, but they couldn't cross my path by turning left, so I was left wondering... "Why the heck can't they at least let this side get the straight ahead arrow at the same time?"

Big vehicles enter the area and some of them swing out wide, if both sides had a green light this could have the potential for a problem, furthermore adding another cycle in the system is only going to create further backups along stillwater because at the time of the study and at the present day not many people demonstrate an interest in turning left from the I95 ramp. When you take them cars that do desire to turn left it is discovered not a good portion of them will stop at a destination between there and the broadway exit. The area is too congested, they are not going to create a left hand turn and further congestion to please a few drivers.