Mill St. Riding....Not Dangerous Enough...Let's Force Cyclists into Traffic!?

I know, I know....they just don't even think about it.  They really should though. 

I happened to drive through the area earlier in the afternoon.  The construction was legit, with a full lane closed.  However, this is at 5:15 pm....they've smartly halted construction and lane closures prior to rush hour on Mill St.  The part that gets me is while they removed all obstacles to auto traffic, they've left cyclists in a difficult and dangerous situation. 

Dangerous construction diversion on Mill today.

Given the general state of awareness of most drivers, this isn't a great diversion idea on Mill St. 

It doesn't look too bad when no ones there......

.....but the reality is, they are taking two lanes of morning rush hour traffic and constricting it to zero lanes (e.g. using the bike lane as the only traffic lane).  Probably not the best diversion idea!