General Road and Highway Discussion

[timio]

I don't follow about the ridiculous backups. Do you mean coming home/back to the Region, because it will narrow to 3 lanes in each direction at that point?

A couple things at play here:  1. Tongue in cheek reference to moving the backup with the lanes.  2. Induced demand (and transit that isn't showing itself as a viable alternative) will play a role in increasing the amount of vehicles on the road, meaning there is likely some truth in that statement.

Regardless, too many months spent commuting to North York (thankfully haven't had to for a number of years) tell me there will be a slowdown at peak times in Milton coming down the escarpment towards TO and coming west as the lanes narrow. Cynical?  Maybe, but more likely an accurate guess based on typical traffic patterns that I'm sure most of us have experienced on the 401 through TO.