In a news release dated August 7, 2020, the
Ontario Ministry of Transportation has confirmed the preferred
route for a new 400-series highway and transportation corridor, the
GTA West Corridor project. This new significant infrastructure
project will include a four to six lane highway, and it is expected
that the overall traffic on this route will exceed 300,000 trips
per day by 2031.
The preferred route for the GTA West Corridor spans York, Peel
and Halton Regions. The route is proposed to run southwest from
Highway 400 in Vaughan, north of Kirby Road, and will reach its
terminus at the junction of Highway 401 and Highway 407 in western
Mississauga.
The Environmental Assessment for the GTA West Corridor is
expected to be completed by the end of 2022, and construction on
the highway will take several years to complete. Once the
Environmental Assessment is completed, this project will likely
result in a significant number of full and partial takings of
private
