The 407 Transitway is a
bus rapid transit
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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 tolled 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Comprising a privately leased segment as well as a publicly owned segment, the r ...
, spanning the
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater T ...
between Brant Street in
Burlington
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* Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Burlington, Nova Scotia
* Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington"
* Burlington, Prince Edward Island
* Burlington Bay, no ...
, and Enfield Road in
Durham Region
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.
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, wh ...
* 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" and ...
'' within the 25-year timeframe.
See also
* Highway 427 BRT
A bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor is proposed on Highway 427 as part of Metrolinx's regional transportation plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, ''The Big Move''. This BRT line would be established in two separate segments. The sout ...
References
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Proposed public transport in the Greater Toronto Area
The Big Move projects
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