{"id":109709,"date":"2026-01-07T23:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/109709\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T23:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:49:09","slug":"city-adds-traffic-signal-to-busy-tradition-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/109709\/","title":{"rendered":"City adds traffic signal to busy Tradition intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 WPTV is committed to listening and hearing your community concerns on issues big and small.<\/p>\n

One our news team hears a lot: traffic.<\/p>\n

We’ve learned improvements are coming to Tradition at the intersection of Community Boulevard and Discovery Way.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Permanent traffic light to be installed this spring <\/p>\n

Port St. Lucie adds traffic signal to busy intersection after complaints<\/p>\n

Port St. Lucie reporter Tyler Hatfield went to that intersection to explain the changes and listen to drivers who have mixed opinions.<\/p>\n

Drivers said the intersection can get busy, but crews with Port St. Lucie are helping with a new addition: a traffic signal.<\/p>\n

Neighbor Dominick Bottone said it’s been a long time coming. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think it’s about time and it’s really needed here,\u201d said Bottone. \u201cIt caused a lot of jam-ups, there\u2019s been accidents here, so I think it\u2019s a really good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hatfield made calls to the city and got answers as to why there.<\/p>\n

City spokesperson Scott Samples said it’s needed because of increased traffic volume and development in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has become a main artery to get to a lot of those new homes and those new businesses,\u201d said Samples.<\/p>\n

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Traffic News<\/p>\n

‘It’s just a complete mess’: Neighbors voice concerns over busy intersection <\/p>\n

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Samples adds it\u2019ll increase safety for drivers, bikers and pedestrians.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really a part of our data-driven approach to making sure that we’re continuing to make the roadways as safe and effective and efficient as possible,\u201d said Samples.<\/p>\n

But not everyone is a fan. Neighbor Gary Schwabb said he rather see a traffic circle, because he said the light backs up a lot of traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m waiting a long time, to make a right or a left,\u201d said Schwabb.<\/p>\n

Samples said more lights are coming at Village Parkway and Marshall Parkway, and Village Parkway and Legacy Drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 WPTV is committed to listening and hearing your community concerns on issues big…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[56093,56094,171,173,172,2304,29408],"class_list":{"0":"post-109709","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-community-boulevard","9":"tag-discovery-way","10":"tag-port-st-lucie","11":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","12":"tag-port-st-lucie-news","13":"tag-tradition","14":"tag-traffic-light"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}