The 407 Transitway is a
bus rapid transit system (BRT) being planned along
Ontario Highway 407
King's Highway 407, commonly referred to as Highway 407 and colloquially as the "four-oh-seven", is a 400-series highways, 400-series highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. Comprising a tolled privatel ...
, spanning the
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the Toronto, City of Toronto and the regional municipality, regional municipalities of Regional Municipality of Durham, Durham, Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton, Regional ...
between Brant Street in
Burlington, and Enfield Road in
Durham Region
The Regional Municipality of Durham (), informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located east of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York, it forms the east end of the Greater Toronto A ...
.
Planning for the 407 Transitway has occurred for five segments:
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* Brant Street to Hurontario Street
Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood. Within Peel Region, it is a major urban thoroughfare within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, whi ...
* Hurontario Street to Highway 400
* Highway 400 to Kennedy Road
* Kennedy Road to Brock Road
* Brock Road to Enfield Road
The Government of Ontario
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does not intend on opening the segment between Highway 400 to Kennedy Road until 2023.The Big Move
The Big Move is the regional transportation plan (RTP) published by Metrolinx for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) in Ontario, Canada. It makes specific recommendations for transit projects, resulting from seven " green papers" an ...
'' within the 25-year timeframe.
See also
* Highway 427 BRT
References
External links
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Proposed public transport in the Greater Toronto Area
The Big Move projects
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