Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Townline Road

[danbrotherston]

OK, unsure if this has been brought up about the lane markings: I was thinking about it, and realized that the lines may have been painted this way as a reminder, not for the merging drivers to merge to their left, but rather as a warning to the drivers that just inherited a new lane to their right, NOT to go into the furthest right lane (for the odd drivers that understands that the right hand lane is for slower traffic).

Otherwise, drivers are seeing a free lane just as new traffic is coming onto the highway, which will cause major issues.

I don't think it was a design flow. It was intentional as to keep people safe.

Why can't drivers move into the right lane?  Its a lane.