The flashing red light is treated like a stop sign

Question

Does the flashing red light eventually turn into a steady red light before it changes to green? If so, does it always happen this way? Thank you!

"Drivers facing a flashing red traffic control light must stop before the stop line or crosswalk. If there is no stop line or crosswalk, drivers must stop before the intersection. Drivers should proceed only when it is safe and after yielding the right-of way. The flashing red light is treated like a stop sign."

Answer 1

Does the flashing red light eventually turn into a steady red light before it changes to green?

Not really.

Fail Mode For Regular Stoplights

A flashing red light is usually a default mode of a traffic light system when the control system is broken, or the power grid is down. In these cases, it returns to its usual red-yellow-green mode when the system is back up and running.

Visibility Enhancing Red Only Flashing Red Lights

But, sometimes a permanently flashing red light with no other colors is deployed in addition to, or instead of, a stop sign, at intersections where stop sign visibility has been a problem. In these cases there is never a solid red light, or a light of any other color. It looks like this:

or like this:

(Obviously, none of these still images actually shows the flashing in action, you have to use your imagination.)