Transportfan
Senior Member
Here a couple shots of the 427 extension yesterday:
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terag51
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Cool photos... what is the bridge in the 2nd photo? Rutherford? Langstaff?
Transportfan
Senior Member
Looking south towards (and from) the Langstaff bridge.
jamincan
Active Member
I'm surprised how quickly the work on the 401 expansion through Milton has started. I'm not too versed in road construction, but it seems they've cleared the ROW all the way to RR25 from the Credit River and that they've already started grading work and bridge replacement at several points along the way.
innsertnamehere
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Probably the way the contract was handled.
Most MTO highway projects are traditionally tendered and are probably largely paced based on cash flow from the MTO for it. P3 projects are self financed which means the money flows as fast as possible. Means quicker construction timelines, even if the procurement process is much longer. The 401 widening will be completed in only 3 construction seasons, compared to the 400 widening in Vaughan which is scheduled to take 5 despite it's much simpler nature.
Most MTO highway projects are traditionally tendered and are probably largely paced based on cash flow from the MTO for it. P3 projects are self financed which means the money flows as fast as possible. Means quicker construction timelines, even if the procurement process is much longer. The 401 widening will be completed in only 3 construction seasons, compared to the 400 widening in Vaughan which is scheduled to take 5 despite it's much simpler nature.
Transportfan
Senior Member
Here's more three more 427 construction pics.
Major Mack bridge:
Not 427, but the new alignment of Major Mack eliminate the jog; looking west from Hwy. 27 and the Humber:
Rutherford bridge:
Major Mack bridge:
Not 427, but the new alignment of Major Mack eliminate the jog; looking west from Hwy. 27 and the Humber:
Rutherford bridge:
Allandale25
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Northern Light
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Makes me sad, you can see the nice forest they plowed through for this................
Another waste of $$ encouraging sprawl.
The immediate area of this is farms/forest.
Now there is already sprawl to the north of it...............but still..........
So many better uses for the money.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
What's happening with the 401 from Neilson to Whites? The lanes have been rearranged like mad and it appears they are doing bridge work. Rehab of the Rouge and 2A overpasses?
Collectors are up to 6 lanes and Express down to two in this stretch.
Collectors are up to 6 lanes and Express down to two in this stretch.
Northern Light
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jamincan
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I don't recall seeing this posted, but I came across some pretty detailed design and construction drawings for the 401 expansion west of the Credit River.
Haydenpoon
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ericmacm
Active Member
I have no photos because I was driving, but no time is being wasted at all on the 401 widening through to Milton. Just drove into Mississauga yesterday, the ROW is ripped up all the way to the Martin Street interchange. I saw that they're also working on putting in a new overpass at Trafalgar to accomodate the widening.
markhamdevelopments
New Member
Isn't the 407 suppose to widen the section between 404 and McCowan Road to 5 lanes by 2021? Currently I don't see any progress going on.
Transportfan
Senior Member
There's work going on the QEW east of Dixie, including replacing the barrier. Looks widening related, but assumed that wasn't going to start for a while yet:
