Solution for 27 congestion and speed issues

Seems like the simplest solution, not only for all the horrible congestion in the first place, but to deter speeders and do away with the enforcement issue, would be to synchonize all the lights. From the south end of AP all the way through Sebring, if the lights were synchronized and signs were posted telling drivers that if they maintain the speed limit, they'll generally catch green lights the whole way, they'd probably fastidiously maintain the speed limit rather than deal with all the horrible stop-and-go and racing each other.

It's sure worth a try!

That's all good in theory, however it is impossible to synchronize the traffic signals throughout Highlands County because each are on their own loop system, with sensors under the pavement (area of the stop bar). They are set up to trip, based upon the need to cross a specific intersection and with no cross traffic, to continue to allow for the North/South flow of traffic. That's why at 3:00AM, you usually don't catch many red lights traveling North & South on US 27.

The only true answer to clearing traffic congestion on US 27, is to create a bypass, which would allow thru traffic to avoid US 27 altogether. Doing this would divert traffic which would otherwise possibly generate revenue for the businesses on US 27, therefore the business owners along US27 would be highly apposed to the idea of a bypass.

In short...It's ALL about politics and $$$

Or an elevated, limited access highway directly over the existing one for thru traffic. Would cost a zillion dollars, but seems workable (except for earthquakes) in California -- and when you factor in the cost of condemning and acquiring all the property it'd take for a bypass, it might be about the same or even cheaper, and would also do away with having to go either west of the Hammock, or east of Sebring itself.

Come to think of it, most of the expressway in Tampa is elevated and over existing roadways, so it's feasible.