By Charles E. Ramirez, MediaNews Group

All ramp metering traffic signals for the new “flex lanes” on Interstate 96 between Kent Lake Road and Interstate 275 are expected to be online Wednesday, officials said.

Drivers need to be aware and alert to the flashing yellow lights possibly turning red or green, the Michigan Department of Transportation said Wednesday.

The agency said the signals are programmed to change from yellow to red or green only when I-96 traffic is going slower than 60 mph.

Motorists approaching an active ramp meter will need to form two lanes on the ramp, stop at the white line, and wait for a green light to proceed onto the freeway, according to MDOT. Meters to the right and left of the ramp will alternate green signals, allowing one vehicle at a time to merge onto

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