Ontario plots preferred route for major new highway through Toronto area

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August 10, 2020

Ontario has mapped out a preliminary route for a major new highway through the north end of the Greater Toronto Area.

Revived last year after being scrapped by the previous government, the greenfield 400-series highway would run southwest from Hwy. 400 in Vaughan, through Bolton and Brampton, before turning south and terminating at the junction of Hwy. 401 and Hwy. 407, at the westernmost tip of Mississauga.

Any construction on the project remains years aways, but early plans for the route include up to six lanes, integrated transit with stations for passengers and truck parking.

“The Greater Golden Horseshoe is an economic driver for the province and addressing transportation needs in this region is essential to the competitiveness of our economy,” Caroline Mulroney, Ontario’s minister of Transportation, said in a release. “The GTA West Corridor will help alleviate traffic congestion and improve the movement of people and goods across the province.”

The preferred route for the new highway released Aug. 7 integrates feedback from public consultations and land use and environmental information. The Ministry of Transportation said the full environmental assessment for the major road project will take until the end of 2022.