US EditionOntario gets ball rolling on Highway 401 tunnel feasibility study
- The Ontario government issued a request for proposals on April 29, 2025, to study the feasibility of a tunnelled expressway below Highway 401 from Mississauga to east of Scarborough.
- Premier Doug Ford first proposed the tunnel plan in September 2024 amid growing congestion on Highway 401 and concerns about the project costing tens of billions of dollars.
- The two-year study will evaluate tunnel length, an elevated highway, added lanes, truck-only lanes, and alternative routes while considering experiences from projects like the Channel Tunnel and tunnels in Australia.
- The feasibility study, costing $750,000 and expected by February 2027, will assess options to 2051 and include congestion mitigation measures if expansion proves infeasible.
- Ford pledged to build the tunnel regardless of study outcomes, while opposition leaders criticized the project as unrealistic or misplaced priority amid ongoing gridlock concerns.
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Ontario gets moving on Highway 401 tunnel feasibility study
The province has now issued a request for proposals for a study to determine the feasibility of a tunnel under Highway 401 and several other options including an elevated highway, adding more lanes and truck-only lanes.
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Ontario gets ball rolling on Highway 401 tunnel feasibility study
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Ontario gets ball rolling on Highway 401 tunnel feasibility study – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario is taking a concrete step toward an idea Premier Doug Ford has championed to build a tunnel under Highway 401. Ford has spoken often of the need to address gridlock and railed against lost productivity as a result of it. He first raised the idea last fall of building a tunnel under Highway 401, and in response to concerns about a project of that size potentially costing tens of billions of dollars he has said the province would…
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