It has been 11 months since a repaving project started on one of Pinellas County's busiest roadways.

The project is designed to make driving conditions better along a busy stretch of U.S. 19.   

But according to some drivers, the conditions are currently worse from Countryside Boulevard in Clearwater to Live Oak Street in Tarpon Springs.

The turn lanes in several spots along the roadway are uneven due to an additional layer of asphalt. According to Adam Dix, the difference in pavement height can cause a steering issue with vehicles.

"Coming north, pretty much from about Gulf to Bay to here, it's kind of like pick your poison on which lane you go through, you know?" Dix said. "And dodging the traffic."

Dix, who added that he believes the roadway needed repaving, said he has seen smaller cars and some motorcycles struggle with the lanes.

"I've got a heavier, older car so it does pretty fine," he said. "But even still my car gets a little squirrelly going from the far left lane to the middle lane."

The extra layer of paving is called the friction course. It is the last layer put down before the project is complete.

According to Kris Carson with the Florida Department of Transportation, the friction layer's purpose is to allow water to drain through its porous structure away from the roadway. That improves road drainage and helps reduce hydroplaning.

During the next three months, crews will work mostly during overnights to put down a final layer on all of the lanes to even out the roadway.