SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota County has activated a new traffic signal at the eastbound Apex Road and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard roundabout.
Drivers must stop when the signal is red and proceed only when it turns green, according to a county social media post.
County officials said it is the first signalized roundabout of its kind in Sarasota County.
The signal is designed to reduce congestion within the roundabout caused by northbound traffic on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard approaching the Fruitville Road intersection, the county said…