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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere
That is indeed the plan eventually.
The wider part is getting brought out to Milton from Mississauga right now, and they are extending the part in Cambridge from Hespeler Road to Townline Road right now as well.
They will start construction on a part of the 401 in Guelph (where Highway 6 runs concurrently) in a few years to widen it to 10 lanes as well as a part of the Morriston Bypass project.
They then just have to fill in the two gaps.
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Those two gaps likely won't be filled for at least a decade, if not more. Few reasons IMO:
1. Combined, those two gaps are approximately 30 km (21 + 9). That's an incredibly expensive project(s) and quite a long distance. In addition, going by MTO's history, they will likely do small 4-6 km sections every 3-4 years even once they begin.
2. At least at the moment, the traffic flows quite well in those sections unless there's an accident, or when you are approaching the sections being widened.
3. Once the widening Milton-Mississauga and Cambridge completes, traffic theoretically should get even better in those sections.
I don't see MTO taking any actions in the next 10 years, but probably quite a bit more than 10 years.