Starting today, speed limits are now higher along a number of stretches of provincial highways, including Highway 401 and Highway 403.
Several sections of highways in both southern and northern Ontario have seen speeds increase from 100 km/h to 110 km/h, including a stretches in the Greater Toronto Area.
The maximum speed on a 35-kilometre stretch of Highway 401 from Highway 35/115 to Cobourg is now also 110 km/h.Hwy 401 from Colborne to Belleville Hwy 401 from Hwy 16 to Quebec boundary Hwy 69 from Sudbury to French River According to the province, the speed limit will increase on Hwy 406 from Thorold to Welland later this year.
It notes that the changes also “align with posted speed limits in other jurisdictions” across the country.
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