Highway 401

• Driver charged after wrong-way incident on Highway 401 near Prescott

  A Brockville man faces impaired and dangerous driving charges after a wrong-way incident on Highway 401 near Prescott. A court date has been set for Dec. 20.

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• Pumpkins thrown off Highway 401 overpass smash transport truck windows

  While it is the fall season, pumpkins are not something drivers expect to be falling from the sky in the middle of the night, and police are not impressed.

  Crime

  Oct 15
  
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• Ford government will not ‘take no for an answer’ on Highway 401 tunnel plan

  The plan was first floated by Premier Doug Ford weeks ago when he announced the start of a feasibility study to plan a 50-kilometre tunnel.

  Politics

  Oct 12
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• Ontario considered Hwy. 407 buyback before announcing tunnel dream, Ford says

  During a conversation with AM 640, Doug Ford suggested he had looked at an opposition-led plan to buy back part or all of Highway 407 but opted to tunnel under the 401 instead.

  Canada

  Sep 30
• Cost of Ford’s Highway 401 tunnel dream would be ‘astronomical,’ experts say

  The potential cost of a tunnelled expressway below Highway 401 remains unclear, but comparable examples suggest it could be tens of billions of dollars.

  Canada

  Sep 26
• An expressway under Ontario’s Highway 401? Ford touts idea with few details

  The Ontario government is announcing plans to explore whether tunnelling under Highway 401 is possible, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday.

  Politics

  Sep 25
• Work begins to widen another portion of Highway 401 in Ontario

  On Friday, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced construction work to replace the Oshawa Wilson Road overpass in Durham Region.

  Canada

  Aug 23
• ‘Officers lost sight of the vehicle’: New details emerge in deadly wrong-way 401 crash

  More details have been released by Durham Regional Police about officers pursuing a suspect vehicle that ended up driving the wrong way on Ontario's Highway 401, killing 4 people.

  Crime

  Jul 25
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• Speed limits increase on some Ontario highways, including parts of 401

  The speed limit is increasing on several more sections of provincial highways starting July 12.

  Traffic

  Jul 10
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• Teen takes parents’ car to grab food, rear-ends another vehicle on Highway 401: OPP

  Ontario Provincial Police allege a 14-year-old took their parents' car to get food before crashing into another vehicle and then fleeing on foot when it caught fire.

  Crime

  Jul 5