Construction has begun on the highway 401 expansion from Mississauga to Milton.
Drivers will see the new highway be expanded by 18 kms from the Credit River in Mississauga to Regional Road 25 in Milton.
Associate Minister of Transportation, Kinga Surma, says the provincial government has invested $640 million on the project.
The project is expected to be complete by 2022.
The expansion will include:
– A 12 lane collectors from the Credit River to Winston Churchill Boulevard
– 10 lanes from Winston Churchill Blvd to Highway 407 ETR/Highway 401 interchange
– 12 lane collectors from highway 407 ETR/ highway 401 interchange to James Snow Parkway
– 10 lanes from James Snow Parkway to Regional Road 25
– Median HOV lanes
– New and/or improved support facilities and features such as drainage, lighting, signage and carpool lots
– The project will also include reconstructed bridges
