Ford commits to building Hwy. 401 tunnel if re-elected
PC Leader Doug Ford is pledging to push forward with plans to build a tunnel under Highway 401 to tackle gridlock in the Greater Toronto Area, with a price tag that is yet to be determined.
As the incumbent premier, Ford has previously spoken in favour of building an underground expressway beneath the 401 to expand its capacity for drivers and transit.
At a news conference Friday, Ford said a re-elected Progressive Conservative would make the plan a reality.
“The easiest way to know if someone commutes on the 401, ask them what they think about building a tunnel,” Ford said.
“These hard working families, they just want to get to work, get to soccer practice after work, get home, without the headache of bumper-to-bumper traffic from one end of the 401 to the other.”
The Highway 401 tunnel expressway would extend from Brampton and Mississauga in the west to Markham and Scarborough in the east, the PC Party said in a press release, and it would include both vehicle and transit lanes.
Asked how much the project would cost, Ford didn’t provide a precise figure but said the party is undertaking a feasibility study.
“We have the skill set, we have the expertise, we’re going to get that tunnel built,” he said.
“We’re just waiting for the experts to come back and say, ‘this is what it’s gonna cost per kilometre.'”
Ford argued the tunnel will be worth it because gridlock costs the province’s economy billions of dollars every year.
Premier Doug Ford’s proposed plan to build a tunnel under Highway 401 is being met with skepticism at City Hall. Experts warn construction will take years and cost billions. CBC’s Shawn Jeffords breaks it down.
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles called the proposal a “fantasy” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, while promoting her pledge to remove tolls on the 407.
In another social media post, the Green Party of Ontario suggested train infrastructure would be more effective at easing traffic congestion in the GTA.
Asked to comment on Ford’s pledge, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said she would not build a tunnel under the 401 “but I will get you a family doctor.”
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