US EditionFord government officially lifts tolls on stretch of Hwy. 407 East, saving drivers $7,200 a year
- On June 1, 2025, the Ontario government officially ended toll charges on the provincially owned section of Highway 407 East stretching from the Pickering area near Brock Road to the segment connecting Highway 35 and Highway 115 in Clarington.
- This toll removal followed Premier Doug Ford's election campaign promise and was included in the Progressive Conservative government's 2025 budget as relief for drivers.
- The Ministry of Transportation projected in 2021 that tolls would have generated approximately $72 million in revenue for 2024-25 before the tolls were removed.
- Premier Ford tweeted on June 1, 2025, that removing tolls saves daily commuters about $7,200 annually and aligns with his government’s affordability agenda.
- The toll removal ends tolls on provincially owned highways in Ontario and is expected to provide economic relief while supporting efforts to ease traffic congestion on Highway 401.
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Ontario’s Highway 407 East now toll-free from Pickering to Clarington - The Canadian Media
Toronto/CMEDIA: Ontario Premier Doug Ford fulfills his pledge of officially lifting tolls today on the stretch of provincially owned Highway 407 East between Brock Road in Pickering and Highway 35/115 in Clarington. “As of today, we’ve taken tolls off Highway 407 East, saving daily commuters $7,200 each year. That means that there isn’t a single
Tolls removed from Highway 407 East: Province makes final publicly-owned highway free to use
socastcmsRssStartFreq 90.5/Oldies 96.7 News staffsocastcmsRssEnd If you’re making a trip outside the city and opt to use the 407 – it will no longer cost you any money. As of Sunday, tolls have been removed from the provincially owned stretch of Highway from Brock Road to Highway 35/115. Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith says the move is expected to save daily commuters as much as $7,200 a year. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-c…
407E: No tolls ever on government highways: Ford - Durham Post
Commuters in Durham heaved a sigh of relief as the last toll on a government-owned 400-series highway – Highway 407 East – was finally withdrawn from Sunday June 1. “I’m so happy. I live in Clarington and work in York and I use Highway 407 every work day. No toll on Highway 407 East from Clarington to Pickering will have a substantial long term impact on my daily travel budget,” said Sheena Amos. On Sunday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford (top image) …
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