Talk:Ontario Highway 407

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Cost[edit]

The cost is listed as $100 billion dollars (sic). This sounds rather high - perhaps it should be 100 million?

No, the cost to purchase the land and build the highway exceeds $100 billion.

Ref[edit]

for my future use

  • Mitchell, Bob (December 13, 1997). "Highway 407 Extends to West". The Toronto Star. p. A5. Highway 407's 13 kilometre western extension opens today from Highway 410 in Brampton to Highway 401 in Mississauga. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  • Dexter, Brian (January 19, 1998). "Residents Study Impact of 407". The Toronto Star. p. B2. McKelvey said the province had intended to open Highway 407 to McCowan Rd. on Jan. 23, but has postponed this plan, too. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  • Mitchell, Bob; Keung, Nicholas (February 18, 1998). "Highway 407 Grows a Controversial 7 Kilometres". The Toronto Star. p. B1, B3. Highway 407 grows again today with the opening of a controversial seven-kilometre stretch from Highway 404 to McCowan Road. As of 2:30 p.m., motorists will be able to travel Canada's first tollway from Highway 401 on the Mississauga/Milton border to McCowan Rd. in Markham. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  • Swainson, Gail (June 28, 1999). "Highway Bypass Put on Fast Track". The Toronto Star. p. B5. The eastern section of Highway 407, running from McCowan Rd. to Markham Rd., opened Thursday to howls of protest from Markham residents. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  • Settlement of Claim of Richard Prendiville (PDF) (Report). Ontario Superior Court of Justice. December 12, 2001. p. 7. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

"Freeway"[edit]

In North America the word "Freeway" is usually restricted to limited access highways with no tolls. So the New York State Thruway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Massachusetts Turnpike, would be referred to as such, while the word "Freeway" would be restricted to those highways which do not collect tolls in order to qualify for US federal government construction and maintenance subsidies. So Ontario Highway 407 is an expressway and a limited access highway, but I find referring to a road with tolls as "freeway" misleading. Jamescobban (talk) 05:31, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think Canadian English has the same distinction – possibly because there are so few toll roads in Canada. In Ontario at least, freeways and expressways are synonyms and the 407 is a freeway. BLAIXX 15:01, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Buyback[edit]

Is there a Buyback clause? Can the Lease be cancelled and What's the penalty? Mbarran67 (talk) 17:26, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]