The 1.6-mile project is widening the roadway in each direction with raised medians and includes dual left-turn bays in all directions.[/caption] Texas Department of Transportation contractors will open a dedicated right turn lane on westbound Southlake Boulevard on March 31. TxDOT contractors recently placed barricades in a westbound lane on Southlake Boulevard at the FM 1938 intersection and, in the process, created some confusion and frustration for drivers, according to city officials. However, the closure is in preparation of the traffic switch scheduled for March 31 on northbound FM 1938. Once the switch happens, the concrete barricades that are currently blocking the right turn lane onto northbound FM 1938 will be pulled back to where the orange barrels are at now and that lane will be opened up to right turn traffic. Drivers who want to turn right will now be able to do so in a separate lane leaving through traffic unaffected. There will be new markings placed to indicate that the right turn lane is open. The 1.6-mile project is widening the roadway from two lanes to four lanes in each direction with raised medians and includes dual left-turn bays in all directions at the intersection of FM 1938 and FM 1709. As the FM 1938 project continues, city officials expect that the impacts to traffic will increase.