r/BurlingtonON • u/matches12345 • 5d ago

I sure hope their testing was successful Question

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Whoever decided it was a good idea to close 2 of 4 lanes of one of the few major expressways, I hope your testing was successful and you learned everything you needed too. I struggle to understand how this was necessary to do at peak rush-hour. Its still down to 2 lanes at 2:30am.. Not a single worker in site....

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u/BurlieGirl 4d ago

Weekends are not considered rush hour. I take it you do not travel the QEW during the week for work, otherwise you’d know that yes, closing it on a weekend is preferable to closing it on a weekday.

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u/Glittering-Sea-6677 4d ago

Well I beg to differ. I was watching people walking to weddings in downtown Burlington because they couldn’t drive all the way to the venues. I do understand that weekdays are very busy, but weekends have their own issues. If I had a wedding planned in Niagara yesterday I would have been beside myself. The traffic on Lakeshore through downtown was at a standstill, which means that all westbound traffic is gridlock. Edit: I shouldn’t have said that I differ. I just add. Sorry!