Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Townline Road

[timio]

Part of my problem with this particular widening is that it's preemptive to a ridiculous degree.

When this project was planned, backups were regularly occurring westbound through Townline and, in the case of an accident, through the OnRoute and beyond. Since the 8-Hespeler section opened, that has dropped to seldom. The worst you get now is the slowdown at Hespeler EB where trucks slow down going uphill and the not really well signed merge from 4>3 lanes occurs.

Cheaper, more realistic solution: resurface and potentially add a 4th lane for EB traffic through Franklin. Although the base may be in worse shape than it seems and require a full rebuild to ensure safety moving forward.