U-turns enable motorists to turn and travel in the opposite direction without going through two sets of traffic signals and thereby avoiding potential traffic congestion and delays. Construction of retaining walls will provide the additional space in which to build the left turn bay and turn around beneath the existing overpasses.
Motorists can expect roadwork to be confined to the present left lane during daylight hours.
Addition of the u-turns will not affect the present signage for frontage road traffic. All turning and lanes assignments will remain unchanged. Construction should begin at Ella Boulevard first. The second site will be North Shepherd. All work on this project will be completed by December 1999.