Drivers across the province can now travel faster as speed limits increase on numerous highways, including some stretches of Hwy. 400.
Effective Friday, drivers will be able to travel up to 110 km/h on the following stretches of highway:
- Hwy. 7 from Appleton Side Road/County Road 17 to Hwy. 417
- Hwy. 400 from Hwy. 401 to Lake Joseph Road
- Hwy. 115 from Hwy. 35 to Parkway Interchange
- Hwy. 416 from 1.5 km south of the Hwy. 416/417 interchange to Fallowfield Road/County Road 12
- Hwy. 417 from Leitrim Road to Ottawa Regional Road 174
- Hwy. 417 from the Hwy. 416/417 interchange to Hwy. 7
The changes come after the Ford government sought to increase speed limits on numerous stretches across the province. By the end of September, 89 per cent of the province’s highways will have posted speed limits of 110 km/h, according to Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria during a news conference in June.
On Aug. 31, multiple stretches of Hwy. 401 will be affected by the change.
A full list of changes can be found here.
“The key focus around this is based on safety and it is also based on previous pilots that we have run. We’ve had over 800 kilometres already that over the past two years we’ve shifted towards 110 km/h posted speed limit,” Sarkaria said, adding that there has not been an increase in fatalities in those sections.
