07-23-2019, 10:33 PM
Over the past year, I've been considering potential redesign of the Expressway and 8 interchange, notably for N->W and E->S (pretend it's rotated about 45 degrees) to limit the risk of dangerous weaving and collision during rush hours.
The easier possibility is for the E->S ramps by dropping King St to a single lane that continues onto the highway and 2-laning the offramp. During the morning rush, traffic can be at a standstill through Homer Watson, and worse if there's congestion downstream.
The N->W ramp is a mess, leftover from the original cloverleaf. The flyover cleaned up the interchange quite substantially, but I've seen cars backed up through Fairway trying to head towards Stratford. I'm curious if there's a way to utilize the former onramp space to make a 90 degree onramp curving left instead of a 270 degree onramp curving right. It's a tight space to work in, limiting potential, so who knows if it could even be improved, but the sort of thing I think about when stuck in the same lineup on a regular basis.
The easier possibility is for the E->S ramps by dropping King St to a single lane that continues onto the highway and 2-laning the offramp. During the morning rush, traffic can be at a standstill through Homer Watson, and worse if there's congestion downstream.
The N->W ramp is a mess, leftover from the original cloverleaf. The flyover cleaned up the interchange quite substantially, but I've seen cars backed up through Fairway trying to head towards Stratford. I'm curious if there's a way to utilize the former onramp space to make a 90 degree onramp curving left instead of a 270 degree onramp curving right. It's a tight space to work in, limiting potential, so who knows if it could even be improved, but the sort of thing I think about when stuck in the same lineup on a regular basis.