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Highway 401 between Ajax and Whitby to be widened   Message List  
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Re: Highway 401 between Ajax and Whitby to be widened

--- In ontroads@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Dubanow" <nick@...> wrote:
>
> They want to have the entire east section of the 407, from Brock Road to
> the 35/115, and the two Durham Connectors, finished by 2013? And, not
> only that, but they'll be widening Highway 7 to four lanes (hopefully
> divided w/grass median) simultaneously during that time? That is going
> to be one hell of an engineering project!
>

Well, expect the standard hiccups and delays during construction and with
providing consistent funding... I would guess that target date of 2013 means
that 2015 or 2016 is a more likely date to see all sections open to traffic, but
it's coming ;)




Wed Jul 8, 2009 8:35 pm

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Highway 401 between Ajax and Whitby to be widened June 30, 2009 By Reka Szekely http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/ajax/article/129766 AJAX -- The Province is...
Jeff Keibel
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Jul 4, 2009
7:03 am

Very Nice Find...Nice to the E/C system well into Durham when this project gets finished. Too bad they will have a hell of a time getting through the 'Shwa if...
Mark
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Jul 5, 2009
11:59 pm

... It is in the same area. It would be a combined interchange (basically a diamond within a semi-directional T) as far as I know. If this is to go ahead at...
elgoalio_29
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Jul 6, 2009
2:57 pm

... Guys, look at the PIC 4 and PIC 5 maps on the 407 east EA site. They show the interchange designs. Lakeridge will be a parclo A4 style on the north side,...
captainbeowulf
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Jul 6, 2009
8:01 pm

... federal governments tentatively announced funding last fall, with a targeted > completion date of 2013. Construction is supposed to start next...
Nick Dubanow
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Jul 6, 2009
9:19 pm

... Won't happen. Likely a 4.5 lane cross section, similar to {2} in the Lake Ridge area. It's likely that {7} will be downloaded west of {12} anyway. What I...
elgoalio_29
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Jul 6, 2009
9:59 pm

... Lake Ridge area. It's likely that {7} will be downloaded west of {12} anyway. > What I would like to see is one of the following ... I was thinking...
Nick Dubanow
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Jul 6, 2009
10:03 pm

... Maybe I should have finished that sentance ... Along the future freeway corridor that is to run from K-W to North Vaughan via Guelph, this would be a...
elgoalio_29
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Jul 6, 2009
10:04 pm

Like, 407? Oh wait..... Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry ... From: "elgoalio_29" <elgoalio_29@...> Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:03:57 To:...
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Jul 6, 2009
10:13 pm

... I've mentioned many times on here that the entire freeway corridor from Stratford through K/W and Guelph to Vaughan should be numbered plain ol' 7....
Nick Dubanow
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Jul 6, 2009
10:16 pm

I agree. Why make the matters more complicated to the non-roadgeek by having another 407? If the freeway were to go to Vaughan, I'd terminate somewhere north...
Mark
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Jul 7, 2009
9:26 pm

... the 400 Services Centre between the King Road and (almost open) Teston Road > Interchanges. Somewhere like Kirby Sideroad or King/Vaughan Rd. Then...
Nick Dubanow
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Jul 7, 2009
9:48 pm

... Well, expect the standard hiccups and delays during construction and with providing consistent funding... I would guess that target date of 2013 means that...
captainbeowulf
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Jul 8, 2009
8:36 pm

... Because all of the funding has been allocated, you wonder if they will go on a construction blitz and have many different contracts on the go at once...
elgoalio_29
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Jul 9, 2009
3:17 am

... As with 407 east, the provincial and federal governments have announced funding claiming 2013 as the targeted opening date. Construction is supposed to...
captainbeowulf
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Jul 9, 2009
5:41 am

... Yeah, widening will necessitate some pricey expropriation. One option might be to build a two level E/C system. Cut for the Express and cover with the...
Andrew D. Taylor
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