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r/ontario on Reddit: Why is the 401 From London to Windsor ALWAYS under construction?
August 6, 2023 -
I'm honestly getting sick of it. In reality, Winsor should take an hour and a half to get there.
But the past 6 or more years, they have felt the need to constantly do some sort of construction down this stretch.. and it doesn't really improve the roadway.
Like this year, they have it down to one lane for quite some time, and you get stuck behind a slow car or truck going 70km.. All to repave the damn road. Like not even adding a 3rd lane, which is desperately needed at this point.
Why does Ontario waste our money like this? I wish they would just have used those 6 years to expand the whole thing to 3 lanes, and just leave it for a few decades. It would be nice to use the 401 with no construction on it whatsoever. I can't even remember a time that ever was a thing.
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You've obviously not driven through kitchener waterloo
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Keep in mind that construction projects are for you. The user. Paving takes time and it won’t get done in the winter. I travel this stretch myself at least once a week there and back and it is obnoxious but there is no alternative. Keep an eye on google maps for red traffic and use highway 2 or even 3. Three lanes sound great but it will take another 20 years to get it done.
Gipi
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Highway 401 Widening Program – Green Infrastructure Partners
Over the past 20 years, GIP (formerly Coco Paving) has performed more than $500M worth of Ministry of Transportation works along the Highway 401 corridor from Windsor to London as part of the province’s ongoing widening program. The single largest project was MTO Project # 2007-3043 with ...
Canada.ca
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CANADA AND ONTARIO IMPROVING HIGHWAY 401 IN LONDON - Canada.ca
LONDON - The governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of London today announced the start of construction to widen and improve Highway 401 in London, which leads to Canada's two busiest international border crossings at Windsor and Sarnia.
Hwy401reconstruction
hwy401reconstruction.ca
Highway 401 Reconstruction | Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Counties of Essex, Elgin, and Middlesex, and the City of London
Stantec Consulting Limited was ... the study, the Ministry is proposing the following improvements: Approximately 50 km of full depth pavement reconstruction requiring approximately 5 years of construction...
highway in Ontario
Factsheet
Route information Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length 828.0 km (514.5 mi)
History Proposed 1938
Opened December 1947 – October 11, 1968
Extended June 28 and November 21, 2015
Opened December 1947 – October 11, 1968
Extended June 28 and November 21, 2015
Route information Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length 828.0 km (514.5 mi)
History Proposed 1938
Opened December 1947 – October 11, 1968
Extended June 28 and November 21, 2015
Opened December 1947 – October 11, 1968
Extended June 28 and November 21, 2015
Wikipedia
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Ontario Highway 401 - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - There are plans underway to widen the remaining four-lane sections between Windsor and London to six lanes and to widen the route between Cambridge and Milton as well as through Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa.
Gipi
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Highway 401 & 40 – Green Infrastructure Partners
It was a major civil engineering initiative by the Province of Ontario as part of the Highway 401 Windsor to London Corridor Improvements. The work included the construction of a Parclo A-4 interchange configuration that accommodates Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) and the future widening of Highway 401 to eight lanes, as well as the reconstruction of 8.9 km of Highway 401 eastbound lanes.
Highway401tilburytolondon
highway401tilburytolondon.ca
Highway 401 Expansion – Tilbury to London
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is undertaking a multi-year construction project to widen and improve approximately 118 km of Highway 401. Stantec Consulting Limited was retained by MTO to complete the Preliminary Design, initiate Detail Design and Class Environmental Assessment ...
Hwy401highbury
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Highway 401 Highbury
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained Stantec Consulting Ltd. and Dufferin Construction Company to complete the Design-Build (DB) contract for the Class Environmental Assessment (EA), detail design and construction of five Highway 401 structure replacements, Highbury Avenue interchange improvements, and Highway 401 pavement rehabilitation, in the City of London, Middlesex County.
Hwy401highbury
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Construction
Below is a chart showing the construction progress for this project · For all media inquiries, please contact [email protected]
Get Involved London
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Wellington Gateway (Rapid Transit) | Get Involved London
Once complete, the Wellington Gateway ... park-and-ride near Highway 401. The remaining phases of the Wellington Gateway project are expected to be constructed between 2024 and 2027....
Wikipedia
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1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash - Wikipedia
September 6, 2025 - In 2009 the MTO conducted an environmental assessment to widen the stretch of Highway 401 between Tilbury and London to six lanes, but as of 2016 no significant highway improvements had been made, due to its rural nature and long distance as well as lack of traffic.
Renewcanada
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Ontario to widen Highway 401 between Tilbury and London – ReNew Canada
“People’s safety on Ontario’s ... Elgin-Middlesex-London. “Our government continues to take real action on our commitment to widen and install concrete barriers on this dangerous stretch of highway to make our roads safer for drivers and get people where they want to go across southwestern Ontario faster.” · Highway 401 is part of the Windsor/Sarnia–Quebec ...
County of Essex
countyofessex.ca › construction map
Construction Map | County of Essex
This website uses cookies to enhance usability and provide you with a more personal experience. By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies as explained in our Privacy Policy · We regularly update this interactive map of the locations of construction, road closures and detours
Windsor Star
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Road-Construction | Windsor Star
July 1, 2025 - ... You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Highway 401 drivers west of London will need to take another route Saturday night as construction crews make overpass improvements.
Ontario 511
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Ontario Construction | View Live Ontario Construction | Ontario 511
Provides up to the minute traffic and transit information for All Regions region in Ontario. View real time Construction details on a list page.
Inside Halton
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Driving this Victoria Day weekend in Ontario? Watch for these construction hot spots on major routes that could slow you down
August 14, 2025 - Check for construction spots on your route before you head out. Bob Tymczyszyn/St. Catharines Standard ... Roadwork-related lane and road closures are expected through the GTA, Niagara, London, Windsor, Muskoka, Ottawa areas and elsewhere.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/ontario › a psa for anyone driving on the 401 between windsor and london - loose rocks, keep your distance!
r/ontario on Reddit: A PSA for anyone driving on the 401 between Windsor and London - loose rocks, keep your distance!
September 20, 2018 -
A lot of construction projects have wrapped up recently. While this is a good thing, there is a lot of new gravel on the sides of the road that hasn't yet settled / packed in which will happen over time.
The result is a lot of this loose gravel makes it's way onto the roadway and vehicles, especially big rig trucks, can kick it up. Keep a big distance between you and the vehicle in front of you, especially trucks to avoid being hit by rocks. I know people that have suffered cracked windshields, dents and scratches recently so wanted to pass this info along.
Safe travels this holiday season!
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What really bothers me is that parts of this stretch of the 401 was under construction for literally like 4-5 years, and they didn't take the opportunity to make it 3 lanes which it really needs to be. Instead they put up some more guardrails in random spots, and made other random spots cement instead of asphalt.
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Thank you. i have three huge, still visible post-repair chips in my windshield from exactly the same thing on a different stretch of the same highway. I know where I won't be driving!
City of London
london.ca › living-london › roads-sidewalks-transportation › road-construction
Road construction | City of London
Construction is anticipated to start in summer 2025 until approximately fall 2025.
NavBug
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Hwy-401 Windsor, ON Traffic and Road Conditions
Ontario Highway 401 Live Traffic, Construction and Accident Report
Wikiwand
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Ontario Highway 401 - Wikiwand
There are plans underway to widen the remaining four-lane sections between Windsor and London to six lanes and to widen the route between Cambridge and Milton as well as through Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa. The expansive twelve-plus-lane collector–express system through Pickering and Toronto, ...