Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reaffirming his pledge to construct an expressway tunnel beneath Highway 401, but says he’s also considering buying back the privately owned section of Highway 407.
All options are “on the table” to deal with congested roads in the Toronto region, Ford said at an unrelated Oct. 2 press conference. Those options could include buying back the lightly travelled 407 or paying for trucks to travel on it to clear gridlock on the 401.
Even if the province did fork over the money needed to purchase the privately owned section between Burlington and Pickering, it would not be a permanent solution, Ford said….