No. The merge from Crosstown Blvd comes up beside where this screenshot is. Also there is a barrier to the right you can't see. So you can't see until you have to merge... Also the spot to merge is only about 200 or so feet in length.

So basically you can't see til the last minute and you don't have very long to make a decision. Also people will want to merge over because the lane they are in is an exit.