The provincial government is facing increasing pressure to tap into the underused and tolled Highway 407 to alleviate congestion on Highway 401.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his transportation minister have signalled an openness to consider buying back the tolled highway. It was sold by the Mike Harris government to a Spanish firm in a 99-year deal in 1999.They have also been urged to pay the tolls for heavy trucks, a proposal aimed at shifting trucks off the 401 to create some breathing room.
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