Westbound on Glenmore today at around lunchtime -- the right lane on the approach to the Crowchild North turnoff was blocked off by many orange cones and barriers. This meant everyone in the right lane had to move over and this meant everyone on Glenmore had to come to a stop, leading to a nice long backup all the way to Macleod Trail and a slow crawl for thousands of cars.
There wasn't a single person working in the blocked off part. There wasn't any evidence of construction, road work or even shovel-leaning. The traffic guy on the radio said "the right lane will be closed until about 2 pm" but didn't offer any explanation as to why it was closed.
There must be some excuse for this apparently arbitrary and pointless lane closure on a major road. Anyone know what it is?
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