nfitz
Superstar
Nothing new here. See Confederation, Centennial, etc. Before that King, Queen, Princess, Victoria, Albert, Brock, Simcoe ...
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[Waterdown] highway 5/6 Interchange | MTO | Arcadis
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MisterF
Senior Member
I wouldn't equate those at all. Naming a street after a person in the area's history (putting aside the potential for that person to be considered problematic at some point in the future) or a significant national milestone has a lot more personality to it than a vague, anonymous buzzword like technology or progress.
nfitz
Superstar
I was thinking more of the names being of the times, rather than the particular era. And more national figures like Albert, Simcoe and Brock, rather than the more regional ones like Dundas, Jarvis, and even Mowat.
Morriston1986
New Member
I wo der if this will expedite the build of the Morriston bypass where 6 meets the 401
catcher_of_cats
Senior Member
This project will take three years as scheduled to build a single interchange. There is no chance this will expedite work that should have been completed over a decade ago.
Steve X
Senior Member
They just don't want to build it. 407 East/412/418 was done in a reasonable time which proves highways can still be built in Ontario on time and on budget. That is 70 km total.
nfitz
Superstar
Presumably they want to pay for it over a period of time. I'm sure they could expedite it if they want.
KingJames
Active Member
Actually, Hamilton had two ski hills, Chedoke and the one we used to go down with truck intertubes and toboggans, at King's Forest (from the east mountain escarpment face to the golf course).
blaixx
Active Member
A new design and construction report was posted in December. There are no major updates from what I can tell, construction is still scheduled to start in 2026. A public comment period is open until January 23.
hwy5andhwy6interchange.ca
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All project documents and Ontario Government Notices will be posted on this webpage during the study. Recent Updates DCR | Design and Construction Report (December 18, 2025)Download DCR | Appendix …
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
I drove through this last week and early work is underway - site clearing, utility relocations, etc.
Chris R.
Senior Member
They've start putting equipment on the sidelines too and putting up fences around staging areas.
Looking forward to this being done. This intersection is kind of a nightmare at the best of times.
Civdis
Active Member
I heard somewhere that this was the busiest intersection of some type in Ontario??? Not sure where I heard that and not sure what parameters were used, but yes a very needed interchange that will hopefully be the start of a new freeway upgrade of Highway 6 all the way to Guelph.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
I believe it's the busiest at-grade intersection between two provincial highways.