There is a new detour on the Overland Bridge Project on the Southbank.
The route had people driving over some barriers Tuesday morning, and some drivers said the signs just aren't clear.
Action News clocked the bumper-to-bumper traffic during rush hour on Tuesday. It took an Action News crew 15 minutes to go three miles on I-95 north from Emerson to the I-10 interchange. Our crew's high speed was only about 15 miles an hour.
The time isn't the only complaint drivers have. "It changes every day. Every day it changes," said one driver.
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The routes are constantly changing. Tuesday marked a new route again. The Philips Highway exit from I-95 southbound is now closed. Tuesday morning FDOT said the closure didn't stop drivers. "We didn't put them up for the heck of it," said Gina Busscher with FDOT. She said drivers have to be patient while this 160-million-dollar Overland Bridge Project is going on.
There are digital billboards warning drivers, but other signs we saw were smaller. We brought that to FDOT six months ago, and more signs were added then. "You can almost have too many signs, and confuse people," said Busscher.
FDOT said it'll continue to work with the contractor to make sure everything is clearly marked, but drivers have to pay attention too. FDOT said this project is expected to be done next year, but that doesn't mean the end of work. Work will start just north of that area on the Fuller Warren adding a bike path.