Road Network

Improving Urban Congestion in Ontario

Winter, 2009

Urban congestion can slow freight movement. The Public and Private Sector Advisory Committees called for improved urban traffic flows to allow traffic to move more quickly across cities. To help ease urban congestion through the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Ontario created Metrolinx to develop a seamless, integrated and sustainable transportation system across this area. In November, Metrolinx released its Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) which will help ease congestion and improve freight movement through the most populated areas of Ontario. The province will invest $11.5 billion to begin implementation of RTP. Ontario is also adding more high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, as part of a 25-year plan to build a 400-kilometre network of HOV lanes on major 400-series highways.