The Florida Department of Transportation has announced that starting Tuesday at 10AM the new traffic signal at the intersection of Fifth Street and San Carlos Boulevard (at the base of the bridge on the Margaritaville side) will begin flashing yellow.
The flashing yellow phase serves as a warning to motorists that a new signal is in place and will soon become fully operational.
The new light is part of FDOT’s road construction project that includes a roundabout at the base of the bridge, new sidewalks and landscaping, several pedestrian crossings, two lanes coming over thebridge to the beach and a new traffic light on the other side of the bridge at Main Street.