[ericmacm]

From what I understand, at least based on the information I have been told, the long term plan appears to be turning the St. Thomas Expressway and VMP into a continuous four-lane staged freeway, effectively forming a segment of a ring road. To add fuel to the fire, another person I know lives out that way and tells me MTO is also slowly starting to restrict driveway access to HWY 3 from at least Centennial Avenue to the intersection at Yarmouth Centre Road.

I think this makes sense as Highbury is fairly limited in its potential extent as a fully built-out expressway, whereas a VMP connection can go all the way up around the east side of London continuously. Again, this is all word of mouth so take it with a grain of salt.