I-96 on-ramp signals in Oakland County starting. Stop on red

The change is aimed at making it safer — and maybe even faster — to get to where you are headed.

The lights are programmed to change from yellow to red or green when the freeway traffic is going slower than 60 mph.

If you are driving Interstate 96 in Oakland County, be alert to the so-called ramp metering traffic signals, which, starting Sept. 3, might be turning red and green.

The metering system is a new way to get on the freeway, and the change is aimed at making it safer — and maybe even faster — to get to where you are headed.

But you need to be aware of how it works.

The lights are programmed to change from yellow to red or green when the freeway traffic is going slower than 60 mph, which triggers the signals to control traffic flow entering the freeway.

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