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Progressive Conservative chief Doug Ford has doubled down on his plan to tunnel below Freeway 401, saying if he’s re-elected the venture will proceed.
Talking on the marketing campaign path at the moment, Ford mentioned the tunnel would go “beyond Brampton and Mississauga in the west and beyond Markham and Scarborough in the east” as a option to ease gridlock throughout the GTA.
In accordance with Ford’s plan, the tunnel will embrace each car and transit lanes and be one of many largest, most formidable infrastructure initiatives on the planet.
“A new expressway under Highway 401 will be a game-changer for our province, securing good-paying jobs for thousands of Ontario workers and adding billions back into our economy as we fight gridlock on our most congested highway,” mentioned Ford.
Whereas committing to the venture, Ford mentioned he couldn’t but decide to the fee which is more likely to be within the tons of of billions of {dollars}. He additionally acknowledged that it will “take years” to finish.
Introduced final fall, Ford has been touting the tunnel thought as the one different to getting extra site visitors routes throughout Toronto with the shortage of obtainable land.
He believes the tunnel would supply a brand new, quicker route for among the most gridlocked roadways in North America.
“Ontario’s gridlock problem is leaving the average Toronto-area commuter stuck in traffic for 98 hours every year, taking up precious time that would be better spent with family, friends and loved ones, and is costing our economy $11 billion every year in the GTHA alone,” he mentioned final fall.
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