Roads: GTA West Corridor—Highway 413

[Monarch Butterfly]

Ontario Beginning Construction of Highway 413​

Critical new highway will tackle gridlock and support more than 6,000 jobs a year during construction​

From https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1006370/ontario-beginning-construction-of-highway-413

The Ontario government has awarded the first two contracts to begin construction of Highway 413, marking a significant milestone in the province’s plan to fight gridlock and get drivers moving across the Greater Toronto Area. Highway 413 will connect the regions of York, Peel and Halton, shortening travel times by up to 30 minutes per trip. The construction of the highway will support more than 6,000 jobs per year and contribute more than $1 billion to Ontario’s annual GDP.

“Highway 413 is at the centre of our plan to get drivers in the GTA and across Ontario out of gridlock, and we’re getting it done,” said Premier Doug Ford. “In the face of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty, we’re awarding critical construction contracts faster so we can get shovels in the ground on major infrastructure projects, keep Ontario’s economy going and keep thousands of workers on the job across the province.”

Premier Ford made the announcement in Caledon, where work is beginning to resurface Highway 10 in preparation for a new bridge over the future Highway 413. Crews will also soon begin upgrades at the Highway 401/407 interchange, which will be the western terminus of Highway 413. Once Highway 413 is complete, it will run from the Highway 401/407 interchange near Mississauga, Milton and Halton Hills to Highway 400 in Vaughan, with extensions to Highways 410 and 427.

“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government continues to fight gridlock that costs Ontario up to $56 billion a year, so we can unlock our province’s full economic potential and keep workers on the job,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “Highway 413 will provide much-needed relief along one of the most congested highway corridors in North America.”

Ontario is investing almost $30 billion over the next decade to build, repair and expand highways, roads and bridges across the province, including critical projects like Highway 413, the Bradford Bypass and the twinning of the Garden City Skyway. Last year, the Ontario government passed the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act to accelerate the construction of Highway 413.

 

[innsertnamehere]

Ahh yes, the pointless grading contract and now apparently repaving highway 10 counts as 413 construction.. what?

 

[PL1]

Ford et al. are taking self-congratulatory pressers to new levels. I don't mind them for big announcements, but this seems rather not that

 

[narduch]

My hot take is that this highway will end up being so expensive to build it ends up only being a stub. Say 400 to 410 only

 

[nfitz]

My hot take is that this highway will end up being so expensive to build it ends up only being a stub. Say 400 to 410 only

I'd be surprised if the contract for the major construction is anything but the entire length.

 

[innsertnamehere]

They are splitting up the Bradford Bypass into 3 bite-sized contracts, I doubt the 413 will get issued as one unless they go the P3 route, and IO doesn't list it on it's market update so I suspect not.

MTO doesn't seem to like issuing contracts over a value of $300-$400 million. I suspect the 413 may be built with that scale of contracts, just with 10 of them or something. But yes, opening day will likely see the whole thing open at once or in close succession.

We do know the first "real" contracts on the 413 are planned to be the Highway 10 and Bovaird Drive interchanges which will apparently be tendered separately as independent contracts on their own basis.

 

[urbancog]

The bridges over the Credit and Humber rivers will be long duration activities in the overall schedule, and need specialist contractors, so would ideally get going first.

This embankment at the 401/407/413 junction is, as noted above, purely symbolic, so DF can say work has started.

 

[Haljackey]

 

[innsertnamehere]

The draft EIAR is now available for review for the 413.

Highway 413

Highway 413 is a 52-kilometre proposed highway & transit corridor running through York, Peel & Halton Regions. It could save you up to 30 mins.

highway413.ca

This marks the completion of the Environmental Assessment phase for the 413. For comparison, the EIAR for the Bradford Bypass was completed at the end of 2023 and will now be seeing major construction start in early 2026. If a similar timeline applies for the 413, we can expect major construction works to begin in the spring of 2028.

 

[dullturtle06]

The draft EIAR is now available for review for the 413.

Highway 413

Highway 413 is a 52-kilometre proposed highway & transit corridor running through York, Peel & Halton Regions. It could save you up to 30 mins.

highway413.ca

This marks the completion of the Environmental Assessment phase for the 413. For comparison, the EIAR for the Bradford Bypass was completed at the end of 2023 and will now be seeing major construction start in early 2026. If a similar timeline applies for the 413, we can expect major construction works to begin in the spring of 2028.

looking at the map, just shows how much farmland and wetlands and creeks will be demolished. Once you put the land use filter on, it gets worse. everything south of the highway will be single family homes and warehouses. Like if the area around the highway was protected and the urban boundary was not extended, that this project would be somewhat palatable, but right now, everything will be scorched earth.

 

[2323]

I think it’s a bit misleading to say that Brampton wouldn’t continue to sprawl without the 413. Yes, there should be a stricter growth limit regardless. However if you look at a lot of the new-generation suburbs that are being built in NW Brampton and northern Oakville they are actually increasingly mixed use, denser, and more pedestrian friendly. Especially if some sort of express bus system is built along the 413, and the fact that Zum is as successful as it is (even without dedicated lanes) shows that it really would be possible to get some good development going.

 

[JJTheJetPln]

I think it’s a bit misleading to say that Brampton wouldn’t continue to sprawl without the 413. Yes, there should be a stricter growth limit regardless. However if you look at a lot of the new-generation suburbs that are being built in NW Brampton and northern Oakville they are actually increasingly mixed use, denser, and more pedestrian friendly. Especially if some sort of express bus system is built along the 413, and the fact that Zum is as successful as it is (even without dedicated lanes) shows that it really would be possible to get some good development going.

One of the future projects BT has is to run Zum lines on every major E/W and N/S road, as well as the introduction of dedicated transit lanes for their Zum lines. However, with Heritage road being one of those streets, I have to question how the 413 project is going to impact it.

Sprawl is another thing. There's a lot of land that still has not been used or expanded on in Brampton. I'm not trying to come across as a NIMBY, but I regret that growth has led us to taking up potentially arable farmland to create this highway for the population. I don't want to have an argument on that, I'm just at a crossroads with the amount of development that I'm seeing in my lifetime. I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say, I just don't believe that another highway is a solution for traffic. It just feels like a funnel.

 

[2323]

I just don't believe that another highway is a solution for traffic.

I don't think the highway will ultimately improve traffic and much to Ford's dismay I really don't see "solving traffic" as the reason it (or most highway projects) should be built in the first place. What it will do is increase capacity, create new connections, and take trucks off roads. If Brampton plays it right, they can narrow lanes like Toronto and create safer streets. In general highways + smaller arterials are a much better idea than endless 7 lane stroads that make up most of Peel Region. That's why the whole boulevard monstrosity was never a good consideration in the first place.

 

[CMQSD402F9011]

More truck traffic on that highway. Sadly the Ford government doesn’t want to expand and fund public transport like Rail. Meanwhile Ford and his transport minister turns a blind eye on highway 11/17 up north. Perhaps we wouldn’t have many trucks if CN and CPKC didn’t chase away many customers to the highways.

 

[Adjei]

More truck traffic on that highway. Sadly the Ford government doesn’t want to expand and fund public transport like Rail. Meanwhile Ford and his transport minister turns a blind eye on highway 11/17 up north. Perhaps we wouldn’t have many trucks if CN and CPKC didn’t chase away many customers to the highways.

Ford is pouring billions into transit, what are you talking about ? There are countless subway projects under construction, GO expansion plus more planned in the future.