... This was announced sometime last year, but it's good to see the contract being issued. Supposedly the next phase should go ahead immediately after, in...
... Work started on twinning the Arnprior bypass some months ago. The trees along the route of the new carriageway from the end of 417 to the Madawaska River...
It's amazing what I miss when I don't live in the area. Years and years of neglect and defered projects, and NOw they finally get there a$$e$ in gear. Great...
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...
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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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,...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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....
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...
... the 400 Services Centre between the King Road and (almost open) Teston Road > Interchanges. Somewhere like Kirby Sideroad or King/Vaughan Rd. Then...
... Well, expect the standard hiccups and delays during construction and with providing consistent funding... I would guess that target date of 2013 means that...
... 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...
... As with 407 east, the provincial and federal governments have announced funding claiming 2013 as the targeted opening date. Construction is supposed to...
Apparently the Town Of Whitby and its residents aren't warming to the idea of doubling the lanes of 401 to 12 and replacing the old-skool overpasses in town. ...
MTO will be running some PICs over the next few weeks regarding the near future for the highway 7/8 corridor between Stratford and New Hamburg. The preferred...
Last week (July 6-10) I saw Google's Street View camera car out and about on the 401. At about 8 am Monday and Tuesday mornings it was heading westbound up the...
It's been a while but I did a little roadgeeking this week and instead of taking pictures I shot some video instead. Kind of inspired by FreewayJim's videos....
I spotted this vintage film of Hwy 401 circa 1964 on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2MeWrVfzk Stéphane Dumas I spotted this vintage film of Hwy 401...