jamincan
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The new Tremaine Road alignment is now open to traffic and the old Tremaine Road overpass has been demolished.
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qubyte
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Been a few weeks now, open since July 7th, was posted here earlier in the thread and more in the Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Highway 410 thread. The bridge was demolished on the 13th.
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Leo_Chan
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anb
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Not sure if this was spoken of before, but that 410 SB to 403 WB transition is absolutely horrible. The fact you go from 3 lanes to just 1 lane to actually get on the 403, on top of any traffic from 401 WB trying to exit at Eglinton or Cawthra, it's just all a mess and needs to be improved on.
innsertnamehere
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Dan416
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Having done this many a time, I tend to agree. Thankfully it is not a part of my commute, just my way home from the cottage. But yeah the number of lanes that remain from 410 makes no sense. I would think 2 lanes from 410 and 2 from 401, totalling the 4 that 403 has (1 HOV + 3 GP) would make more sense.
KevinT
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Exactly. I absolutely despise having to get off the 401 in the GTA for a bio break or whatever when all I want to do is get from Kitchener to Ottawa/Quebec, but have already spent 90 minutes in stop-and-slow traffic. I wish there was something in the east around Pickering, but the proximity to the tracks immediately south of the 401 leaves nowhere to put it.
Morriston1986
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Election promises coming to light?
The 401 repaving east of Guelph are moving nicely, looks nearly completed, the nightly lane reductions have been a pain with my work hours
Tremaine NEW on ramps although not estimated until summer 2026 look very close to paving
The 401 repaving east of Guelph are moving nicely, looks nearly completed, the nightly lane reductions have been a pain with my work hours
Tremaine NEW on ramps although not estimated until summer 2026 look very close to paving
thettctransitfanatic
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Premier Doug Ford and Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath today discussed the possibility of uploading the Lincoln Alexander Parkway and Red Hill Valley Parkway to the province, similar to what Toronto did with the Gardiner Expressway and DVP
stevensontransit
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If the Hamilton parkways gets uploaded to Ontario, I would name that highway 408.
KingJames
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As soon as they do, time to add a lane.Was undersized from Day 1 thanks to the Provincial Govt of the time.
2323
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I'd be quicker to designate the existing freeway sections of 8 in Kitchener as the 408.
innsertnamehere
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It makes sense. The Linc and RHVP have a very provincial role (even international!) as the fastest connection from Niagara to SW Ontario. It's a common cut-through for people driving from Michigan to the US east-coast as well.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
I agree. It does make a lot of sense, and one of the reasons why is that a lot of people don't like the City running the highway. About once a year, the Linc closes down for annual maintenance, something I cannot imagine the MTO would do if the Linc was under provincial control.
innsertnamehere
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Never mind the city's ridiculous speed limit on the RHVP which is wholly political as well.
I will say an upload would be interesting regarding the City's plan to widen the parkways - they are going through early design processes for that now. I assume MTO would take over responsibility for that as well.
I will say an upload would be interesting regarding the City's plan to widen the parkways - they are going through early design processes for that now. I assume MTO would take over responsibility for that as well.