i have experienced this even before the road widening thing and this happens even when there are 2 lanes available. heck, i've been experiencing this since 10 years ago. the thing that irks me most is that they have the nerve to cut through the solid yellow line and high beam and honk their horns at me even if my turn signal is on and i am about to exit. commonsense? i don't think so. if there's construction going on that would be a bit understandable but still they shouldn't give me the high bean nor honk at me since i'm in the right place and my turn signal is a clear sign of my intention to use the exit ramp while all they want to do is pass through. this is dangerous because once they pass through the shoulder they don't cut back into traffic right away and sometimes the vehicles entering the expressway on the other side almost hit them.