Milton Chamber of CommerceTransportation Milton 2016-2031

Highway 401 Improvements through Milton

September 17, 2013

Background

• Highway 401 from Trafalgar Road to Regional Road 25 is a six-lane divided freeway with a median barrier.

• Each day approximately 108,000 – 143,000 vehicles use Highway 401 in Milton.

• Highway 401 in Mississauga currently is a six lane divided freeway. East of Highway 401/410/403 interchange, a 12-lane express-collector system is in place.

• Each day approximately 127,000 - 188,000 vehicles use Highway 401 in Mississauga

Current Status of Highway 401

• To have a complete picture of Highway 401 improvements, need to look at 2 separate areas.

1. Highway 401 through Mississauga

2. Highway 401 through Halton

Map of Highway 401 Through Mississauga

Highway 401 Expansion Through Mississauga

• Highway 401 expansion through the City of Mississauga is planned, designed and constructed in three segments:1. Highway 401/410/403 interchange to Hurontario Street (2.3km)

• the expansion of express/collector expansion ($106M) has been under construction since 2009.

• By end of 2013, this section of the Highway 401 will be expanded to a 12-lane core/collector system including provision for HOV lanes in both directions.

2. Hurontario Street to east of Credit River (4.0 km)

• Design is underway for construction start in 2014 with the widening of Mavis Road bridge.

• When complete, the 12-lane core/collector system will be extended to west of Mavis Road, including HOV lanes in both directions, at which time the HOV lanes will be opened.

Highway 401 widening- new express lanes were opened to traffic on July 5, 2013 in the WB followed by EB opening on July 20, 2013

Hurontario Street bridge was demolished on the weekend of June 25, 2011

The Hurontario basket weave, direct exit from WB Express to Hurontario, was opened on June 17, 2011

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3. Credit River to Trafalgar Road (9.7 km)• The Preliminary Design and Environmental Study for this

section of Highway 401 has received environmental clearance.

• The recommended plan includes widening Highway 401 to:– a 12-lane core/collector system from Credit River to Winston

Churchill Boulevard,

– a 10-lane simple freeway from Winston Churchill Boulevard to 407 ETR, and

– a 12-lane core-collector from 407ETR to east of Trafalgar Road.

– HOV lanes are included in both directions.

Map of Highway 401 Expansion Through Milton

Highway 401 Expansion Through Milton

• Highway 401 expansion through Halton Region is planned in two segments:1. Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment Study from

Trafalgar Road to Regional Road 25 (9.0 km)• Environmental clearance was received in the summer,

which will allow the Ministry to proceed with property acquisition and initiate detail designs.

• The recommendations include:– expansion of this section of Highway 401 from a 6-lane cross-

section to a 12-lane core/collector system between Trafalgar Road to James Snow Parkway and a 10-lane cross-section between James Snow Parkway to Regional Road 25;

– reserving the median Lane 1 for HOV traffic in both direction;

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• The Highway 401 Study has been aligned with the GTA West Corridor Study.

• The GTA West Corridor Study is looking at longer term and interregional transportation needs for an area between Highway 400 in York Region to Highway 401 in the Regions of Wellington and Halton.

• The Highway 401 Study provides the base corridor recommendations to which the GTA West Corridor will be built upon as part of its on-going Environmental Assessment Process.

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2. Preliminary Design and Environmental Study for Highway 401 Structure Rehabilitation from Trafalgar Road to Halton Regional Boundary.

• This study is to prepare a strategy to rehabilitate or replace structures from Trafalgar Road to Halton Regional Boundary in order to keep structures in good state of repair and to advance bridge construction for the ultimate 401 widening.

• The strategy will consider upcoming Highway 401 widening to optimize efficiency, minimize traffic impact and avoid future throwaways.

• This study is anticipated to be completed by summer 2014.

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