Many drivers are growing increasingly frustrated with all of the construction projects around the Bay area.

Efren Ouano is one of those drivers. He thinks he has to dodge too many orange barrels as it is, and he wants to know when the construction is going to end.

"Some of the construction zones have a completion date published on there, some don't, like the one on [U.S.] 19," he said. "I mean, it's been there forever."

He also said he's concerned about the lack of active work he sees happening at some of those sites.

"I passed by 275 last night and there was like miles and miles of orange cones and just nobody there," he said. "It makes you wonder, what is the purpose of these kind of things."

Florida Department of Transportation spokesperson Kris Carson said there are reasons why so many projects seem to be happening at once.

"Everything is data-driven," she said. "We look at our pavement conditions.  We look at the congestion level, then of course it comes down to when we can get the financing available."

In short, once a project is funded, the shovels go into the ground.

As for the lack of visible workers, the goal is to keep traffic moving as much as possible during peak driving times.

"A lot of our construction projects do vary in their lane closure times and we do try to do a lot of night work," Carson said. "So you're not going to see work, especially during rush hours on many of our projects.  But we're not going to take down the barricades and cones during the day.  That's left up for the safety of the workers as well."

While the construction can be a pain as it's happening, let me challenge you to look at construction differently. Construction projects mean our roads are getting better, jobs are being created and your tax dollars are hard at work.

If the state wasn't widening or rebuilding roads, traffic issues in the Bay area would only continue to worsen, which is something no one wants to see.