Ontario Highway 407

Ontario Highway 407, also known as 407 ETR (Express Toll Route), is a privately owned toll highway north of Toronto in Ontario. It uses cameras to track licence plates instead of having toll booths. To reduce the price of using the highway riders can get transponders. The highway lets drivers bypass traffic on the Ontario Highway 401.

Highway 407
Highway 407 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Province of Ontario 407 ETR Concession Company Limited
Length	151.4 km[1][2] (94.1 mi)
History	Proposed 1959–1986,[3] Opened 1997–2001[4][5] Extended 2016–2019[6][7][8]
Major junctions
West end	Highway 403 / Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington
Major intersections	Highway 403 in Mississauga  Highway 401 in Milton  Highway 410 in Brampton  Highway 427 in Vaughan  Highway 400 in Vaughan  Highway 404 in Markham Highway 412 in Whitby Highway 418 in Clarington
East end	Highway 35 / Highway 115 in Clarington
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Highway system
Ontario provincial highways Current Former 400-series
← Highway 406 Highway 409 →

Electronic Toll Equipment in Ontario

References

1. "Map / Toll Calculator". 407 ETR. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
2. "Design - Highway 407 Project". Highway407east.com. October 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
3. Sewell, John (2009). The Shape of the Suburbs: Understanding Toronto's Sprawl. University of Toronto Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8020-9884-9. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
4. Mitchell, Bob (June 6, 1997). "At Last – Opening Bell Tolls for the 407". News. The Toronto Star. pp. A1, A6.
5. Settlement of Claim of Richard Prendiville (PDF) (Report). Ontario Superior Court of Justice. December 12, 2001. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
6. "Hwy. 407 eastern extension opens between Pickering and Oshawa". Inside Toronto. June 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
7. "Ontario Opens New Section of Highway in Durham Region". Ontario Newsroom. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
8. "Extension of Ontario Hwy. 407, new Hwy. 418 open east of Toronto". On-Site. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.