Ontario gets ball rolling on Highway 401 tunnel feasibility study
Written by The Canadian Press on April 29, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario is taking a concrete step toward an idea Premier Doug Ford has championed to build a tunnel under Highway 401.
Ford has spoken often of the need to address gridlock and railed against lost productivity as a result of it.
He first raised the idea last fall of building a tunnel under Highway 401, and in response to concerns about a project of that size potentially costing tens of billions of dollars he has said the province would do a feasibility study.
However, he has pledged to get the tunnel built regardless.
The province has now issued a request for proposals for a study to determine the feasibility of a tunnel and several other options including an elevated highway, adding more lanes and truck-only lanes.
The request says the study should assess the larger options — including the tunnel — on a long-term horizon, specifying the year 2051.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 29, 2025.
Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press