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ARTICLE · 04 NOVEMBER 2020

Speed Limit On Some Ontario Highways Increased To 110km/h – Two Important Concerns

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The province is currently just over half-way through a two-year pilot project which saw the speed limit increased to 110km/h on the following three stretches of 400-series highways as of September 2019:

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The province is currently just over half-way through a two-year pilot project which saw the speed limit increased to 110km/h on the following three stretches of 400-series highways as of September 2019:

  • Queen Elizabeth Way from Hamilton to St. Catharines (32 km)
  • Highway 402 from Sarnia to London (90 km)
  • Highway 417 from Gloucester (east of Ottawa) to the Ontario-Quebec border (102 km)

By all means, the project is going well. Six months in, the province announced that the project is receiving widespread support. Indeed, the government announced that 80 percent of survey respondents supported the project while 82 percent supported increasing the speed limits on more sections of 400-series highways. The province also has not reported any increases in collisions, injuries or fatalities on these roadways as a result of these increased speed limits.

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