04-11-2017, 06:22 PM
What I normally see right now is that heavy congestion starts somewhere between Hwy 25 and James Snow Pkwy (varying depending on the day and time), continues until after the on-ramps from Trafalgar, and then moves well from there to Winston Churchill where it typically starts up again at the Winston Churchill ramps (I get off on Winston Churchill thankfully). Later in the morning it eases up and the backup usually doesn't really start until Mississauga Road, continuing to the split.
It seems to me that most of the backup is due to merging traffic more than overall volume. You can definitely notice that the slowdowns seem to occur around interchanges, and where there isn't any merging traffic (Trafalgar to Winston Churchill, is the best example), traffic moves remarkably well despite the fact that it was at a standstill just a short distance back. This is one reason why I can't see widening being necessary between Milton and Guelph, even in the long term. The distance between Guelph Line and Hwy 6 is just so long that traffic should move well even with high volume.
It seems to me that most of the backup is due to merging traffic more than overall volume. You can definitely notice that the slowdowns seem to occur around interchanges, and where there isn't any merging traffic (Trafalgar to Winston Churchill, is the best example), traffic moves remarkably well despite the fact that it was at a standstill just a short distance back. This is one reason why I can't see widening being necessary between Milton and Guelph, even in the long term. The distance between Guelph Line and Hwy 6 is just so long that traffic should move well even with high volume.