Provincial Government Raising Speed Limits On Several Highways
/The Ontario Government is raising speed limits on several highways in the province, announced on Wednesday.
Doug Ford, Ontario Premier (left) and Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation (right) on Highway 401, ceremoniously increasing the speed limit to most highways from 100 to 110 kp/h. Screenshot.
“This includes 938 kilometres of additional highway on top of the 873 kilometres where speed limits have already been increased,” said Doug Ford, Ontario Premier. “By the time this increase is fully implemented at the end of September, nearly 89 per cent of the provincial highway network will be at 110 kilometres per hour. That's up from just 43 per cent today.”
“With this new speed limit in place, drivers travelling from Sarnia to Toronto can save nearly 20 minutes while those travelling from Toronto to Ottawa can save nearly half an hour,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “These increased speed limits will be fully in place by the end of September.”
As of Friday, the following highways have their posted speed limit increased to 110 km/hour:
Highway 401 from Highway 15 to Highway 16
Highway 416 from Cedar Grove Road to Highway 401
Following the implementation of 110 km/hour of the aforementioned, these highways are being permanently increased to the posted speed limit of 110 km/hour on the remaining sections of provincial highways on the dates below:
July 31
Highway 402 from Highway 401 to White Oak Drive
Highway 402 from Waterworks to 350m east of Colborne Drive
Aug. 21
Highway 7 from Appleton Side Road/County Road 17 to Highway 417
Highway 115 from Highway 35 to Parkway Interchange
Highway 400 from Highway 401 to Lake Joseph Road
Highway 416 from 1.5 km south of Highway 416/417 to Fallowfield Road/County Road 12
Highway 417 from Leitrim Road to Ottawa Regional Road 174
Highway 417 from Highway 416/417 Interchange to Highway 7
Aug. 31
Highway 401 from Merlin Road to Highway 427
Highway 401 from Highway 404 to Highway 35/115
Highway 401 from Cobourg to Colborne
Highway 401 from Sidney Street to CNR Overhead Bridge in Belleville
Highway 401 from County Road 38 to Highway 15
Highway 403 from Highway 401 to Middletown Line
Sept. 30
Highway 403 from Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to Highway 401
Highway 404 from Highway 401 to Mulock Drive
Highway 406 from Westchester Avenue to Highway 58
Highway 407 from Brock Road to Highway 35/115
Highway 412 from Highway 401 to Highway 407
Highway 418 from Highway 401 to Highway 407
QEW from Freeman Interchange to Highway 403
QEW from Concession Road to McLeod Road
QEW from Mountain Road to Jordan Road
