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Originally Posted by niwell
^Yeah an "ultra-express" raised portion or something similar - even in key areas would probably do the same for a lot less in cost. The big issue with the 401 of course is not just that it's the main (non-tolled) east-west route across Toronto but also a major trucking route. A solution that separates through traffic could work.
Of course Doug Ford LOVES the idea of tunnels so that's probably where the idea originally came from.
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I dislike DoFo and his generally regressive ideas, but I would markedly favour a tunnel to a second deck above the 401, the only major considerations being cost and time to build. Raised highways are patently devolutive.
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Originally Posted by Doady
The 407 is privately owned. It was sold by a previous Conservative government as part of the "Common Sense Revolution".
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An editorial in the Star the other day seemed to imply it was a foregone conclusion that the provincial government would eventually "fold" and buy back the 407 rather than build this tunnel.