NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Drivers say they’ve been late to work and school lately due to major traffic delays on Moon Lake Road. The recent delays are due to an ongoing construction project on Moon Lake Road just north of Ridge Road.

“Everybody is just tired of the traffic,” said New Port Richey resident Amanda Stark.

Stark says the traffic on Moon Lake Road is worse than ever, especially over the past few weeks.

“We’re not able to get to school on time, work on time. It’s not good,” Stark said.

The recent delays are due to an ongoing construction project on Moon Lake Road just north of Ridge Road. Pasco County officials say it’s work that a private developer is doing to add turn to lanes to property there.

Crews have been alternating traffic on the two-lane road, causing the delays. Other drivers told Spectrum News it was happening during rush hour as well.

Stark says residents were given no warning about the closures. In addition, she has already been concerned about the growing traffic there even before the road work started due to development.

“Moon Lake Road is only one lane in each way. And so it doesn’t have the capacity to take in all of this traffic from the residences,” Stark said.

She’d like to see it eventually widened to account for the growth and for the road work to wrap up soon.

“I’m not exactly sure what should be done. But I just know that traffic is insane,” Stark said.

Pasco County does have a widening of Moon Lake Road listed in its future capital projects, but it’s not slated to be funded until 2028.