The 407 is back in the news.
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I have written to my MP, the Minister of Transportation and to Ontario Parliament on a number of occasions requesting that heavy commercial vehicles should be able to travel from a 400 series highway to a 400 series highway for free or at a greatly reduced rate.
The reality is that the majority of commercial traffic is along the 407 corridor, Brampton, Woodhill, Vaughan, Concord, Richmond Hill, Markham etc. This area also is home to the majority of GTA based trucking companies where these trucks begin and end their trips. The exorbitant cost is so prohibitive that all trucks travel many kilometers out of route, sit in traffic, and congest other routes. To elaborate, a simple trip from the 404 Concord to the 410 Brampton costs over $54 one way. This truck will travel all the way down to the 404 to the 401 and back up the 410 and we all know how congested these 400 series highways are. The other option is to take Highway 7 or Steeles which comes with its own issues and snarls. Hands down the $54 is just way too cost prohibitive to even come close to justifying taking it.
The government advocates limiting idling, lowering congestion which leads to greenhouse gas and environmental concerns, but this is one area where they can greatly help out. Let’s get more commercial traffic on the 407 and diminish the headaches, unnecessary congestion, extra driving and problems on our other area roads. It wouldn’t be very hard at all; any trips that go from a 400 series to a 400 series highway on a commercial vehicle transponder just gets sent to the government.
It would be a win all the way around!
Clarington asks Ontario to make Hwy. 407 toll-free for trucks
Clarington — a municipality Durham Region, east of Toronto — wants Ontario to make Highway 407 a toll-free route for trucks hauling aggregates through its jurisdiction. “Let’s get these heavy […] Continue reading...
www.insidetransport.com
I have written to my MP, the Minister of Transportation and to Ontario Parliament on a number of occasions requesting that heavy commercial vehicles should be able to travel from a 400 series highway to a 400 series highway for free or at a greatly reduced rate.
The reality is that the majority of commercial traffic is along the 407 corridor, Brampton, Woodhill, Vaughan, Concord, Richmond Hill, Markham etc. This area also is home to the majority of GTA based trucking companies where these trucks begin and end their trips. The exorbitant cost is so prohibitive that all trucks travel many kilometers out of route, sit in traffic, and congest other routes. To elaborate, a simple trip from the 404 Concord to the 410 Brampton costs over $54 one way. This truck will travel all the way down to the 404 to the 401 and back up the 410 and we all know how congested these 400 series highways are. The other option is to take Highway 7 or Steeles which comes with its own issues and snarls. Hands down the $54 is just way too cost prohibitive to even come close to justifying taking it.
The government advocates limiting idling, lowering congestion which leads to greenhouse gas and environmental concerns, but this is one area where they can greatly help out. Let’s get more commercial traffic on the 407 and diminish the headaches, unnecessary congestion, extra driving and problems on our other area roads. It wouldn’t be very hard at all; any trips that go from a 400 series to a 400 series highway on a commercial vehicle transponder just gets sent to the government.
It would be a win all the way around!
