diff --git a/include/engine/guidance/assemble_steps.hpp b/include/engine/guidance/assemble_steps.hpp
index c555fac2f..a6bed757c 100644
--- a/include/engine/guidance/assemble_steps.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/guidance/assemble_steps.hpp
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ inline std::vector<RouteStep> assembleSteps(const datafacade::BaseDataFacade &fa
                     path_point.lane_data.second != INVALID_LANE_DESCRIPTIONID
                         ? facade.GetTurnDescription(path_point.lane_data.second)
                         : extractor::guidance::TurnLaneDescription();
+
+                // Lanes in turn are bound by total number of lanes at the location
+                BOOST_ASSERT(intersection.lanes.lanes_in_turn <=
+                             intersection.lane_description.size());
+                // No lanes at location and no turn lane or lanes at location and lanes in turn
+                BOOST_ASSERT((intersection.lane_description.empty() &&
+                              intersection.lanes.lanes_in_turn == 0) ||
+                             (!intersection.lane_description.empty() &&
+                              intersection.lanes.lanes_in_turn != 0));
+
                 std::copy(bearing_data.begin(),
                           bearing_data.end(),
                           std::back_inserter(intersection.bearings));
diff --git a/include/engine/guidance/route_step.hpp b/include/engine/guidance/route_step.hpp
index 29fb3a7b1..e7801f475 100644
--- a/include/engine/guidance/route_step.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/guidance/route_step.hpp
@@ -90,12 +90,19 @@ struct RouteStep
     // copy all strings from origin into the step, apart from rotary names
     RouteStep &AdaptStepSignage(const RouteStep &origin);
 
-    LaneID NumLanesToTheRight() const;
+    // Lane utilities for the step's turn.
+    // A step may have lanes left or right of the turn: think left turn with lanes going straight.
+    // Note: Lanes for intersections along the way are available via intersections[n].lanes.
 
+    bool HasLanesAtTurn() const;
+
+    LaneID NumLanesInTurn() const;
+    LaneID NumLanesInTotal() const;
+
+    LaneID NumLanesToTheRight() const;
     LaneID NumLanesToTheLeft() const;
 
     auto LanesToTheLeft() const;
-
     auto LanesToTheRight() const;
 };
 
@@ -172,16 +179,32 @@ inline RouteStep &RouteStep::AdaptStepSignage(const RouteStep &origin)
     return *this;
 }
 
+inline bool RouteStep::HasLanesAtTurn() const { return NumLanesInTotal() != 0; }
+
+inline LaneID RouteStep::NumLanesInTurn() const
+{
+    return intersections.front().lanes.lanes_in_turn;
+}
+
+inline LaneID RouteStep::NumLanesInTotal() const
+{
+    return intersections.front().lane_description.size();
+}
+
 inline LaneID RouteStep::NumLanesToTheRight() const
 {
+    if (!HasLanesAtTurn())
+        return 0;
+
     return intersections.front().lanes.first_lane_from_the_right;
 }
 
 inline LaneID RouteStep::NumLanesToTheLeft() const
 {
-    LaneID const total = intersections.front().lane_description.size();
-    return total - (intersections.front().lanes.lanes_in_turn +
-                    intersections.front().lanes.first_lane_from_the_right);
+    if (!HasLanesAtTurn())
+        return 0;
+
+    return NumLanesInTotal() - (NumLanesInTurn() + NumLanesToTheRight());
 }
 
 inline auto RouteStep::LanesToTheLeft() const
diff --git a/include/util/guidance/turn_lanes.hpp b/include/util/guidance/turn_lanes.hpp
index 7dee62f51..e217f428e 100644
--- a/include/util/guidance/turn_lanes.hpp
+++ b/include/util/guidance/turn_lanes.hpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class LaneTuple
     bool operator!=(const LaneTuple other) const;
 
     LaneID lanes_in_turn;
-    LaneID first_lane_from_the_right;
+    LaneID first_lane_from_the_right; // is INVALID_LANEID when no lanes present
 
     friend std::size_t hash_value(const LaneTuple &tup)
     {