Impressive photos of the new 4-lane section of Highway 11/17!
As for Highway 9, with traffic getting out of hand between Orangeville and Newmarket, does any one have any suggestion as to what to do?
My fantasy is this:
We should extend the 4-lane freeway section of Highway 7 around Guelph until where 410 merges onto Hurontario Street (also brand new segments). Meanwhile, east of Acton, the extension of 410 will branch north and bypass Orangeville on the west, merge onto 10 (which will be upgraded too), bypass Shelbourne (which will also carry Highway 89 and Highway 24) and finally merge onto 10.
Then, where 410 returns to 10 north of Orangeville, a new 4-lane freeway* (midpoint between 9 and 89) will branch off eastwards, interchange with 400 north of Bradford - West Guillimbury and continue as 400-404 connector. From there on, 404 extension will head towards Lindsay and probably tie into Highway 115 near Peterborough.
* It's an unpopular idea, but MTO can consider charging a toll of $1/daily usage to recuperate the cost.
(As a byproduct, this also joins the 2 discontiguous section of Highway 7. Obviously this would require renumbering the current Highway 7 between Markham and Brooklyn, however. Essentially, what I've been looking at is extending 402 from London to Madoc if not Ottawa, effectively octupling its length. What for? To potentially divert trucks from Highway 401 and open up area along Highway 7 for developments other than mines.
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