The speed limit on the remainder of Highway 401 across Chatham-Kent (CK) will be increased at the end of August.
The province announced on Wednesday that the speed limit on Highway 401 from Merlin Road in CK to Highway 427 near the airport in Toronto will be increased from 100 kilometres per hour to 110km/h on August 31.
The province said speed limits of 110 km/hr will be in place on 89 per cent of provincial highways by the end of September 2026, approximately doubling the 873 kilometres of provincial highways already posted at 110 km/h.
The change builds on the increased speeds on Highway 401 from Windsor to Tilbury announced in 2022 and the 2024 announcement extending the higher speed on Highway 401 from Tilbury further east by seven kilometres.
The province noted that the higher speed limits will not only help move more than $380 million worth of goods along Highway 401 faster every day, they will save commuters time.
“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is helping get drivers where they’re going faster and safely,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “We’re going to keep supporting commuters, workers and businesses by investing in our $31 billion plan to build and expand roads and highways, so we can get people and goods moving across Ontario and keep workers on the job.”
According to the province, speed limit increases are only implemented on highways that have been designed and engineered to safely accommodate higher speeds, following rigorous technical reviews and any necessary infrastructure improvements.
The following sections of highway will have their speed limit raised from June 26 to the end of September:
Highway 401 from Highway 15 to Highway 16
Highway 416 from Cedar Grove Road to Highway 401
Highway 402 from Highway 401 to White Oak Road
Highway 402 from Waterworks to 350m east of Colborne Road
Highway 7 from Appleton Side Road/County Road 17 to Highway 417
Highway 115 from Highway 35 to Parkway Interchange
Highway 400 from Highway 401 to Lake Joseph Road
Highway 416 from 1.5 km south of Highway 416/417 to Fallowfield Road/County Road 12
Highway 417 from Leitrim Road to Ottawa Regional Road 174
Highway 417 from Highway 416/417 Interchange to Highway 7
Highway 401 from Merlin Road to Highway 427
Highway 401 from Highway 404 to Highway 35/115
Highway 401 from Cobourg to Colborne
Highway 401 from Sidney Street to CNR Overhead Bridge in Belleville
Highway 401 from County Road 38 to Highway 15
Highway 403 from Highway 401 to Middletown Line
Highway 403 from Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to Highway 401
Highway 404 from Highway 401 to Mulock Drive
Highway 406 from Westchester Avenue to Highway 58
Highway 407 from Brock Road to Highway 35/115
Highway 412 from Highway 401 to Highway 407
Highway 418 from Highway 401 to Highway 407
QEW from Freeman Interchange to Highway 403
QEW from Concession Road to McLeod Road
QEW from Mountain Road to Jordan Road
