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The only 8 lane sections of the 401 I could ever see west of Highway 8 is a slight continuation west to Homer Watson to accommodate traffic generated from this interchange to Highway 8 and east as Kitchener grows. 8 Lanes could also be warranted one day between Highway 402 and 403, but probably...

Again, municipalities have no power whatsoever to stop this. The provincial government has all the cards. Every single city, region and county in Ontario could oppose this and yet construction could be greenlit.

Well if you make development policies too restrictive, and the transportation network too inefficient, prospective companies will look elsewhere. Warehousing, manufacturing and logistic industries need a lot of land and adequate access to highways, rail lines, ports, airports, etc. You need to...

https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/10341664-highway-401-bridges-over-grand-river-to-be-replaced-starting-this-spring/ This is a precursor to finish the missing connections at Highway 8.

...I don't think Douggie really cares with Mississauga thinks. Cities; lower or upper tier, are pretty much powerless to influence the province at least by the book. Look at what his government did to to Toronto's council. Sure you could get political and say the ridings here are more blue than...

While politics is certainly a factor with this highway, it's a little strenuous to read post after post getting political. This is the transportation & infrastructure section of site, not the political board. There is an election next year, and I'm sure this proposed highway will be a major...

Gosh this is taking so long with so many reviews and studies, it reminds me of a Rick Mercer Report on High Speed Rail.

The 410 serves a lot more trucking as Brampton has a lot of manufacturing and warehousing. It's also used more by travelers to get to places like Collingwood via Highway 10. Also the 404 almost directly dumps you into downtown by following one road (if you consider DVP/404 one highway). To get...

The 404 is kinda neat as I consider it to be Ontario's only 'commuter highway'. Other 400-series highways serve a number of trips- be it pleasure, business, trucking and/or commuting. The 404 is mainly tied to a commuting purposes as it was (originally) just a way to get people from the Toronto...

Agreed. I'm fine with an old EA being used for something like filling in the 401 median between Tilbury and London because this area hasn't changed much. Compare this to a brand new highway build in one of the most active areas in the country and it's a different ball game. This needs to be...

The Bradford Bypass may help relieve some traffic on the 400 south of it as commuters/travelers heading north could use the 404 instead north up to this new highway. Right now it's all being funneled on the 400, and for those who want to avoid the 407 tolls to get from 404 to 400, they're...

It would at least make sense to add HOV lanes to the 401 between Townline road and the new Highway 6 interchange build. That way the lane is somewhat long and some traffic tapers off the 401 east of the Highway 6 interchanges.

...Eventually :p The 401 between Highway 24 and Townline Road in Cambridge is being widened and this includes HOV lanes The Highway 6 bypass plans around Morriston also includes widening & HOV lanes on the 401/6 concurrency between the Hanlon Parkway interchange and the new interchange to be...

It would stay under the 3 level structure not over it, gaining height after underpassing it to go over the 401. This is the pipe dream connection, the others are more feasible and needed. The ultimate goal of this project will see an HOV lane run on the 401 from Highway 8 in Kitchener to...

Yes there is some help you can give to the 401/410 interchange to help with traffic movements. A lack of 401 express access to/from 410 can be retrofitted, and if price was no object, a 401 east express flyover to 410 could be made too. Example of what I mean. No room to build a 410S to 401W...

If there's no toll-free to get through or around Greater Toronto, the provincial economy may suffer. People making these trips may use city streets, adding to congestion and costing the economy, or not take the trip at all and thus costing the economy. Regarding new development, highways do not...

Huh? Toll the 401? I need a 'free way' to drive to places like Kingston and Ottawa from London. If the 401 was tolled how am I supposed to do this? If the 401 is tolled, remove the tolls on the 407. That's never goona happen but my argument stands: one needs to be free, and it's the 401...

Can you not just make land use policies around the highway that prevent sprawl? This is the greenbelt... should just remain farmland and wooded areas just now with a highway. Of course Douggie would never allow it, his developer buddies want this highway as an excuse to build around it and...

Could this highway be avoided if trucks could use the 407 ETR on the cheap or for free? Hmm maybe, but I doubt the 407 operators would ever agree...

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