General Road and Highway Discussion

[tomh009]

Is the Lancaster exit really that much faster than continuing to the Wellington exit?

Faster, yes -- using the Wellington exit requires some extra distance, and then a left turn at Lancaster (if going to downtown Kitchener), or a right turn and a quite a bit of distance (if going to the hospital area).

If 85 is widened to three lanes up to Waterloo, I think the problem disappears anyway.  If it's not widened, though, eliminating Lancaster could be a low-cost option to improve southbound flow.