General Road and Highway Discussion

[danbrotherston]

I wouldn't worry. There is exactly zero chance the region would remove a left turn lane that is actually warranted by turning traffic.  Given they haven't even mentioned the idea it's probably just for illustrative purposes.

Also, right turn lanes are 100% unnecessary if they have pedestrian scrambles.

They tried to remove one on Homer Watson turning left to Doon Village Road during the current MUT construction. The new concrete island was all in place and then there must have been a backlash because the design has now been modified to include a left turn lane.

No they didn't.  I saw the designs for that project from the beginning, I have no idea what happened with the construction, but there was no left turn lane removals.  They modified the geometry at some intersections, but they were not removing any turn lanes.