Roads: Highway 407 East (Durham Region)

[gweed123]

If there is a 5 km of non-tolled portion and 95 km of tolled portion in a 100 km highway, then people will remember it as a toll road. The examples in other parts of the world you have in mind must have some decent non-tolled portion.

To be fair, if the RIRO gap on the 35/115 was upgraded to 400-series standard, it's quite possible that the 407 (untolled) designation would be applied to the 115 route to Peterborough, since that route is already a 400-series standard. That way there would be a direct connection between Hwy 7 and Hwy 407. Hwy 115 would likely then cease to exist.

If that were the case, I would probably renumber Hwy 7 west of Peterborough as well to something else (107?). That way, Hwy 7 would flow directly onto Hwy 407, like Hwy 17 does to Hwy 417 west of Arnprior.

Also, I-90 through Buffalo and Albany is untolled, but the remainder of I-90 in NY State is tolled. Those two stretches probably make up less than 2% of the total mileage of the route in NY State.

 

[DirectionNorth]

To be fair, if the RIRO gap on the 35/115 was upgraded to 400-series standard, it's quite possible that the 407 (untolled) designation would be applied to the 115 route to Peterborough, since that route is already a 400-series standard. That way there would be a direct connection between Hwy 7 and Hwy 407. Hwy 115 would likely then cease to exist.

I think they would rather give the entire 115 a new name. The 407 name has a negative stigma due to its tolled status.

Also, I-90 through Buffalo and Albany is untolled, but the remainder of I-90 in NY State is tolled. Those two stretches probably make up less than 2% of the total mileage of the route in NY State.

They are also probably the most heavily used sections of I-90.

 

[Coolibop]

Let's leave emotions out of numbering a highway system. There are general rules why particular numbers are selected.