Construction has started and will continue until 2020, when Highway 407 is open to traffic at Highway 35/115 in Clarington and the two connecting highways from Highway 407 to Highway 401 are completed. As announced, there is a seamless plan to extend Highway 407 from Brock Road in Pickering to Highway 35/115 with the following key dates:

• Open to traffic (June 20, 2016) – Phase 1 from Brock Road in Pickering to Harmony Road in Oshawa (22 kilometres), and Highway 412 (a 10 kilometre north-south highway that connects Highway 407 to Highway 401) are open to traffic;

• Start of Tolling (February 1, 2017) – Phase 1 from Brock Road in Pickering to Harmony Road in Oshawa (22 kilometres), and Highway 412 (a 10 kilometre north-south highway that connects Highway 407 to Highway 401) are being tolled. More information on tolling is available under the “tolling” tab or visit www.on407.ca;

• By 2017 – the initial portion of Phase 2 from Harmony Road to Taunton Road/Highway 418 will be open to traffic; and,

• By 2020 – the remainder of Highway 407 (from Highway 418 to Highway 35/115) and Highway 418 (a 10 kilometre north-south highway from Taunton Road to Highway 401) are scheduled to open to traffic, completing the project.

Once complete, the Highway 407 East Project will help relieve congestion and support the efficient movement of people and goods through the eastern Greater Toronto Area and beyond. It will create opportunities for business, accommodate population and employment growth and provide emergency detour routes for Durham Region.

Although connected to the private Highway 407 ETR, the new Highway 407 is a separate entity owned and operated by the Province of Ontario.