As Ontario's election pivots towards local concerns, parties are addressing voter frustrations regarding traffic congestion by proposing to make Highway 407 more accessible. Doug Ford, the PC Leader, has pledged to eliminate tolls on the provincial segments of Highway 407 to alleviate congestion on the heavily trafficked Highway 401. While he aims to remove fees in specific areas, tolls on the privately held sections will remain. The government's potential loss of revenue from this measure raises questions about funding, but Ford emphasizes that it's taxpayers' money at stake.
"My friends, the era of road tolls on provincial roads and highways, they're done, they're over," he said, before announcing his re-elected government would do away with tolls on the Ontario-owned portion of the highway.
According to the highway's online toll calculator, someone driving a car the entire length of the provincial portion during evening rush hour would pay about $20. Someone driving the length of the privately held portion at the same time would pay about $80.
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