Lane Reductions Study

Following the construction of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge in 1965, King Edward Avenue was widened from 4 to 6 lanes with as many as 9 lanes at one intersection. Since the 1980's, there have been calls to reduce the lanes on King Edward Avenue to provide a more fair balance between commuter needs and quality of life concerns in the community. Between 2007-2011, a study was undertaken to determine if the avenue could be permanently reduced to four lanes and the results came back in favour of four lanes.

                                        “Widening roads to solve traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.”