STUART, Fla. — Martin County drivers said they’re feeling a little bothered by road reflectors on U.S. Highway 1 in Stuart.

“It’s almost like a beating,” Dale Grant said. “You hear it over and over again.”

WPTV’s Tyler Hatfield went looking for answers about the motivations for the new roadway additions.

The reflectors along US 1 in Stuart are shaped like an arrow.

“It’s very irritating,” said Erika Kvapil of Martin County. “I know they’re pretty new, so a lot of people stop and wonder what they’re crushing on at this point. They generate traffic, it’s really irritating.

For Dale Grant, this is a safety reminder that comes at a cost.

“My apartment is right next to here,” Grant said. “I hear this day and night and there’s no escaping it.”

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Drivers like Lois Folino said there’s also added confusion.

“I just noticed them today,” Folino said. “I didn’t know what they meant, I didn’t know what to do with them?”

Drivers like Tami Larkin just want answers.

“If it’s for safety reasons, I’m OK with it,” Larkin said. But I would just like to know what they are for.

Hatfield referred his questions to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), which said the arrows were intended to prevent wrong-way crashes.

FDOT spokesman Guillermo Caredo said it’s all part of enhancing public safety. The installation is part of a resurfacing project for Highway 1 in the United States, which has been underway for more than two years.

For Larkin, she finds this excessive.

“We all know which way we’re going,” Larkin said. “It’s a three-lane highway, it’s not like it’s a divided highway, where we’re wondering, ‘Which lane are we supposed to be in?’ “