A 3-mile stretch of Flagler Drive through downtown West Palm Beach has become a traffic nightmare for drivers navigating major closures, including the ones from the upcoming Palm Beach International Boat Show.
Commuter Melissa Kajeejit said what usually would take 15 minutes to get to work is now taking nearly an hour to detours stretching well beyond downtown.
WPTV drove the area to see the detours firsthand. Starting at 45th Street and heading south on Flagler Drive, the first closure was in Northwood at 36th Street. Another closure at 34th Street forced a detour before I found another closure at Curry Park, then a detour at Pine Street, ending at the manhole construction at Flagler Drive and Lakeside Court…