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Ford Envisions Three-Level Tunnel Under Highway 401, Feasibility Study Not Started

ONTARIO, AUG 5 – The feasibility study follows private-sector proposals amid escalating congestion costing Ontario's economy $56 billion annually, aiming to assess a 50-kilometre tunnel under Highway 401.

  • On Aug. 6, 2025, documents reveal Ontario's Ministry of Infrastructure studied tunneling under Highway 401, shelving work in 2021 before restarting in summer 2024.
  • Years ago, the Ontario government began seeking relief for Highway 401 congestion, which now costs the economy $56 billion annually, prompting new infrastructure strategies.
  • Amid paused studies, Ford detailed a 19.5-metre-wide, three-level tunnel design for Highway 401, with a feasibility study launched in September 2024.
  • NDP critic Jennifer French urged, `full transparency on cost and feasibility findings,` demanding the Ford government release all tunnel reports.
  • Study projections show the feasibility study won't finish until 2027, experts say the cost could reach $100B, and Global News reports past analyses flagged 'roadway collapse' risk.
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The Globe & MailThe Globe & Mail
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Ford proposes three-level tunnel under Highway 401, feasibility study not started

His plan is to have a 19.5-metre-wide, three-level tunnel, with one level going eastbound, one for westbound traffic and a bottom level for transit

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The Toronto StarThe Toronto Star
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‘It’s a vision and it works’: Doug Ford offers new details on his plan for a 401 tunnel

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has floated the idea of a tunnel under Highway 401 for nearly a year, and has launched a feasibility study that isn’t expected to finish for two years.

·Toronto, Canada
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‘We are building that tunnel’: Ford responds to reports of previously shelved study on 401 tunnel

Premier Doug Ford is defending his plans to build a tunnel under Highway 401 amid media reports earlier this week that suggest previous study of the project was shelved by the province back in 2021.

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Ford envisions three-level tunnel under Highway 401, feasibility study not started

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Ford government started studying Hwy. 401 tunnel after private-sector bids: docs

A slew of internal documents from the Ministry of Transportation reveals how three private-sector bids helped spark Doug Ford's plan to tunnel an expressway under Highway 401.

·Toronto, Canada
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CBC NewsCBC News
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Ford government studied, shelved Hwy. 401 tunnel research in 2021

The Ford government studied tunneling under Highway 401 to relieve congestion but quietly shelved the unreleased work in 2021, years before Premier Doug Ford announced his controversial plan for the mega-project in 2024.

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CBC News broke the news in Canada on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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