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Doug Ford’s tunnelled highway plan will likely cost tens of billions of dollars and be hugely complicated, experts and advocates say. On Wednesday morning, Ford unveiled his plan to commission a thus-far-uncosted feasibility study to work out how to tunnel a new expressway beneath the gridlocked lanes of Highway 401, …
Read More »Work begins to widen another portion of Highway 401 in Ontario
Ontario is moving forward with plans to further widen parts of Highway 401, with new plans announced to accommodate expansions east of Toronto. On Friday, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced construction work to replace the Oshawa Wilson Road overpass in Durham Region, something that will eventually pave the way to …
Read More »‘Officers lost sight of the vehicle’: New details emerge in deadly wrong-way 401 crash
More details have been released by Durham Regional Police about officers pursuing a robbery suspect vehicle that ended up driving the wrong way on Highway 401 killing four people. “Officers lost sight of the vehicle,” the report read. The report was made to the Durham Regional Police Service Board as …
Read More »Speed limits set to increase on some Ontario highways, including parts of 401
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Speed limits on some Ontario highways are set to increase on Friday, including large portions of the 401. Beginning on July 12, speed limits will be permanently raised 10 kilometres per hour to 110 km/h on 10 roadways in northern and southern …
Read More »Teen takes parents’ car to grab food, rear-ends another vehicle on Highway 401: OPP – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police allege a 14-year-old took their parents’ car to get food before crashing into another vehicle. Police said it happened at around 6:30 a.m. Friday in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Mississauga Road when a vehicle was seen …
Read More »‘Within their rights’: Why Ontario officers can dodge police watchdog in investigations
Ontario’s police watchdog provided an update Wednesday on its investigation into a fatal wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401, noting that the two officers under investigation have not agreed to be interviewed. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said it has designated two subject officers in the case regarding the April 29 crash …
Read More »Tractor trailer jackknifes on Highway 401 in Toronto, collectors lanes closed
A Calgary man was charged with impaired driving Sunday morning after his truck jackknifed on Highway 401 collector lanes near Leslie Street, OPP say. The lanes are closed. News Source link
Read More »1 dead, 1 injured after wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Milton, Ont.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Provincial Police say a woman has died and a man has critical injuries after a wrong-way crash in Milton. Police said the crash happened at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Guelph Line. Investigators …
Read More »‘Our family is reeling’: Parents of baby, grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash speak out
The parents of an infant and two grandparents killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., last week say they are reeling from their losses. “Our family is reeling from a devastating tragedy following a wrong-way crash involving a police chase,” read a statement from the parents …
Read More »Grandparents who died alongside infant in wrong-way Hwy. 401 crash identified
Two grandparents killed alongside a three-month-old boy in a wrong-way police chase and collision on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., this week have been named by the Indian consulate. The Consulate General of India in Toronto shared the names of the two grandparents, who were visiting Canada when the crash …
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