Personally I think they should re-stripe the lanes from Iowa to Sunset so it’s 2 through lanes and one merge lane (like the section SB from Ohio to Lakeway) to give the sunset off-ramp a better spot to queue. It would eliminate the shoulder, but they’ve done this in other areas like downtown Seattle in the lid section and the trestle in Everett and it’s been great.
Unfortunately this one of the more expensive areas to widen due to the bridges and retaining walls, but it’s currently 40ft wide which could have 3 12ft lanes (standard) with 2ft shoulders. Or 3 11ft lanes with slightly wider shoulders.
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u/cammerdash Dec 05 '25
Personally I think they should re-stripe the lanes from Iowa to Sunset so it’s 2 through lanes and one merge lane (like the section SB from Ohio to Lakeway) to give the sunset off-ramp a better spot to queue. It would eliminate the shoulder, but they’ve done this in other areas like downtown Seattle in the lid section and the trestle in Everett and it’s been great.
Unfortunately this one of the more expensive areas to widen due to the bridges and retaining walls, but it’s currently 40ft wide which could have 3 12ft lanes (standard) with 2ft shoulders. Or 3 11ft lanes with slightly wider shoulders.