[turbanplanner]

I don’t think it’s fair to call it a worse outcome, even if it doesn’t cut time off my trip it’s nice to move more people, also whenever we have construction or closure etc having more slack helps. The 401 lost 1 lane! And my commute is 20 mins longer (30 now to 50 mins)

 

[Rainforest]

Good luck with that. The 407's not going to ever even the chance to be free for about what? Another 65 years? It's a cash cow for the consortium that currently "owns" it.

That's true - the Consortium has to get its cut, a deal is a deal.

However, I would not rule out a government subsidy for the truckers (obviously, not for passenger cars) to partly offset the tolls, if that can improve the traffic flow.

Not saying this has to be done, but something worth calculating, as it might turn out to be cheaper than building more highway capacity.