Palm Beach has finalized an ordinance prohibiting construction from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.

The extension would relieve traffic in parts of western Palm Beach County by connecting Okeechobee Boulevard to Northlake Boulevard. But it's been tied up in the court system for decades.

David Karnes is the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Traffic Systems & Management Chief. He oversees the statewide traffic management center. It helps keep Wisconsin highways safe.

UPDATE: Traffic shifts, road closure planned for Blythewood area now to begin May 13 Drivers are urged to plan ahead and remain alert to signage and traffic management during these construction ...

As the town grapples with season-paralyzing gridlock, the council is considering limiting where new schools may be built.