The Province is pledging to reduce gridlock in the region with a new bypass.
The Bradford Bypass would be a new four-lane freeway that connects Highway 400 and Highway 404 in Simcoe County and York Region.
The regions are expected to experience rapid growth in the next 10 to 20 years and it’s hoped the bypass will reduce congestion on Highway 400 and east-west local roads.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement this morning.
“We’re going to get traffic moving, we’re going to get the economy moving as well,” he said.
The bypass would extend from Highway 400 between 8th Line and 9th Line in Bradford West Gwillimbury and connect to Highway 404 between Queensville Sideroad and Holborn Road in East Gwillimbury.
It could result in a 60 percent savings for motorists in travel time when compared to existing routes along local roads.
For over a decade, the needs of the people in York Region & Simcoe County were ignored by the previous government.
We’ve listened & we’re acting. The Bradford Bypass will be a new freeway connecting Hwy 400 in @YorkRegionGovt & Hwy 404 in @simcoecounty.https://t.co/cXBajLKTVb pic.twitter.com/W2tzylfqRv
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) November 8, 2021