407-401 Durham East Connector

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407-401 Durham East Connector, is a proposed freeway connection between the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR) and The King's Highway No. 401 (the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway). The proposal is dependent on the extension of the 407 eastward, and will be the second of two connectors between the 407 and the 401.

The Durham East connector will play an important role in allowing traffic to utilize highway 407 as a bypass of Toronto, Ontario, as it will connect with highway 401 outside of the currently-built up portion of the Greater Toronto Area. However, the exact route and location of interchanges will be determined as part of the Highway 407 environmental assessment currently underway.

The Durham East Connector is one of two highways proposed to connect the 407 and 401, with the 407-401 Durham West Connector to be located to the west near the border between Ajax and Whitby.

The eastward extension of highway 407 is currently undergoing an environmental assessment (EA) process. A preferred route is expected to be announced in late spring 2007, with the EA process completed by the end of 2008.

On March 6, 2007 as part of the FLOW initiative, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario confirmed the extension of the 407 to Highway 115 in Clarington, including the connector highways, with an announced completion date of 2013.^[1]

[edit] 401/407 Durham East Connector

Designation not yet determined.
Year: Completion announced for 2013
Proposed Southern Terminus: Highway 401 in Clarington near kilometre 426.
Proposed Northern Terminus: Highway 407
It has not been determined whether the connector will operate as a tollway or as a conventional free highway.
The 401/407 Durham East Connector is a planned connector that will serve the east end of Durham Region, including Oshawa and Clarington. The alignment will likely be located east of Courtice Road in Clarington.