Ontario Highways

[sonysnob]

Work is moving forward on the design on the extension of the 417 to Renfrew:

Details
Location
Canada, Ontario, Eastern

Job Location
N/A

Road Name
Highway 17

Program Year
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Length
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Group WP Number
4068-09-00

Project Classification
Engineering

Purchase Type
One Time Only- Delivery Date:31-Dec-2034

Description
This assignment is for TPM Detail Design for the Twinning of Highway 17 from Arnprior to Renfrew. Widening of Highway 17 from two lanes to four lanes for approx. 22km, from 2 km east Scheel Drive to 3 km west of Bruce Street, including three new interchanges.

[Innsertnamehere]

only 8 years after the PCs promised it..

[Innsertnamehere]

https://highway413.ca/en/eiar/


Final Environmental Assessment is complete for the 413.

[haljackey]

A podcast I listen to did a lengthy episode about the Ambassador Bridge today

• Video Link

[sonysnob]

View looking easterly towards Downtown Toronto from the Parklawn Road overpass over the Gardiner Expressway:


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/QEW_images/QEW_cl_143_DSC04522_42x28.jpg

[sonysnob]

Some views looking both south and north from the Major Mackenzie Drive along Highway 404:


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_404-406_images/404_cl_DSC00589_south_c_Apr26_42x28.jpg

https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_404-406_images/404_cl_DSC00584_south_SB_42x28.jpg



https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_404-406_images/404_cl_DSC00597_north_c_Apr26_42x28.jpg

https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_404-406_images/404_cl_DSC00602_north_SB_Apr26_42x28.jpg

https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_404-406_images/404_cl_DSC00596_north_NB_Apr26_42x28.jpg

[sonysnob]

Dusk view looking west along Highway 407 from the Coronation Road overpass in Whitby:


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_407-409_images/407_cl_115_west_WB_Apr26_42x28.jpg

[haljackey]

Geek moment- a ton of Wikipedia pages I watch were edited yesterday

Turns the Bradford Bypass finally got it's designation (hwy 425).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Highway_425

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https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/10074...m%2Fmto-en%2Flibrary%2Fmedia%2F673147471

[Toronto_GTA]

A lot of these projects will probably come down to funding priorities and population growth over the next few years. Highway 413, the Bradford Bypass, the 427 extension, and GO Transit expansion seem to get the most attention because of their potential impact on growth across the GTA.

For anyone interested in how transportation infrastructure affects development and housing demand across the region, this GTA-Homes article provides some useful context:

https://www.gta-homes.com/real-estate-info/what-are-transit-oriented-communities/

Major transportation projects often end up shaping where future housing and employment growth occurs.

[sonysnob]

View looking north towards Major Mack over the 404. The overhead sign that for the advanced sign to Major Mack is long enough to support at least one additional northbound lane along the 404:


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_404-406_images/404_cl_30_north_NB_Jun26_42x28.jpg

[sonysnob]

Southbound view along the 410 from the Countryside Drive overpass in Brampton. Work is ongoing to repair and replace concrete panels along the concrete section of highway before it is surfaced with asphalt:


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_410-427_images/410_cl_16_south_SB_Jun26_42x28.jpg

[Dengler Avenue]

Now that has me wondering: Will 410 be widened from 4 lanes to 6 (or 8) for the construction of 413?

[haljackey]

Originally Posted by sonysnob

View looking north towards Major Mack over the 404. The overhead sign that for the advanced sign to Major Mack is long enough to support at least one additional northbound lane along the 404:

Maybe so, but expanding that bridge is going to me much costlier than that sign

Great pics

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Now that has me wondering: Will 410 be widened from 4 lanes to 6 (or 8) for the construction of 413?

I would think to at least 6 lanes. And the 410 will head straight to the Northwest after Mayfield Road and I'm assuming that the current turn to the Southwest the back to the Northwest and becoming Hwy 10 will be used as a connector between Hwy 410 and 10.

[Innsertnamehere]

https://hwy410queentobovaird.ca/

MTO literally just did a study on widening the 410 - it will not extend that far north, ending at Sandalwood Parkway.

[sonysnob]

110km/h speed limit. What could go wrong?


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/QEW_images/QEW_cl_12_FEB_May26_42x28.jpg
QEW between Niagara Falls and Fort Erie.

[haljackey]

Originally Posted by sonysnob

110km/h speed limit. What could go wrong?

QEW between Niagara Falls and Fort Erie.

I'm sure there are far worse stretches around the world with limits of 120 or more.

But yes at least get one of those cable barriers in the median here. What happened to the stretch of the 401 through Tilbury that got widened with the concrete median? There was cable barrier here before. In storage somewhere? Could they just install that or something here for little cost?

Also pretty sure traffic typically flows over 110 here anyway. I wouldn't expect much of a change in speeds, we're just going to be breaking the law a little less now

[sonysnob]

Sky high view of Highway 410:


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_410-427_images/410_ar_DSC06882_42x28.jpg

[TownGuy]

Is there any chances secondary highways get a speed increase? It's another case where most people are already doing 90-100, so I don't think people would go much beyond 100. The issues now is everyone eventually get stuck in a line behind grandpa who won't go over 80. This leads to frustration and aggressive passing.