Broadway Subway - Millennium Line Extension to Arbutus | U/C

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Changing City

That Google map view shows why the west side of Cambie north of Broadway remain closed off. Traffic is funneled into two lanes, and then a third, short, right turn lane opens up to allow about four cars to make the right turn.

There's no left turn allowed headed south from Cambie on the constrained lanes. On the south side of the intersection there's still a deep hole, with a crane parked in the street, with continuing construction. There are only two southbound traffic lanes past it, so having more capacity on the north side would just lead to vehicles needing to merge. By limiting the street to two lanes north of Broadway, (but with an allowance for the few right turning vehicles), when the light turns green, the majority of the vehicles - those that are heading straight on up Cambie - can proceed easily without any need for lane changing or merging.

Thanks for your written description for those who can't load google maps and look for themselves.