General Road and Highway Discussion

[the_conestoga_guy]

I don't think "near misses" are related to the lane reduction, but instead the congestion that results. Nobody is confused about the lane ending, they are just aggressive because they are waiting in traffic.

And like I said, I support closing the road at Lancaster and agree it might even be a worthy trade off to widen the highway and close the Lancaster exit. But it IS a trade off...there is no win win here, its a bigger win for a smaller loss.

I would say that I am confused about the lane ending. At least before I got to know that section. It feels like you can go to the right lane to exit, but actually you can't. Now I don't do it anymore. But if you are new to the area you might.

I agree with Dan's sentiment about not wanting to improve highway capacity as it could lead to some induced demand. But I also certainly think that this merger of the express and collector lanes is pretty terrible.

I think a happy medium solution would be to force the collector down to one lane before it meets the express lanes. As Plam mentions, unfamiliar drivers will think that the extra lane is going to continue, which can lead to some hazardous last-minute merges. I think this change could improve safety while also not adding an extra lane.