Montreal-Toronto drive will (legally) get 14 minutes faster with 110 km/h speed limits on Highway 401

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About 250 kilometres (or a bit more than half) of Highway 401 between Toronto and the Quebec border will have a 110 km/h speed limit as of July 12.

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Published Apr 24, 2024  •  Last updated Apr 25, 2024  •  2 minute read

A map provided by the Ontario government shows sections of highways having their speed limits increased to 110 km/h (in green) and sections already at that speed (in blue). Photo by Ontario government

The Ontario government announced Wednesday it is increasing speed limits on several highways, including additional parts of Highway 401 connecting Montreal and Toronto, to 110 kilometres per hour, starting July 12.

Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria noted that "most of Ontario's highways were originally designed to safely accommodate speed limits of 110 km/h and the data from our changes in 2022 shows they do just that.

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"These evidence-based increases are a common-sense change to make life more convenient for Ontario drivers while bringing our highway speed limits in line with other Canadian provinces."

The changes affect about 250 kilometres (or a bit more than half) of Highway 401 between Toronto and the Quebec border, meaning a trip that respects the speed limit would reach its destination about 14 minutes faster.

The following sections of the highway are included in this announcement:

  • Between Highway 35/115 in Newcastle and Cobourg (approximately 35 km)
  • Between Colborne and Belleville (approximately 44 km)
  • Between Belleville and Kingston (approximately 66 km)
  • Between Highway 16/416 in Johnstown and the Quebec boundary (approximately 107 km)

The announcement also includes the following sections of highway elsewhere in Ontario:

  • Highway 401 in Tilbury, extending the existing 110 km/h zone further east by seven kilometres
  • Highway 403 between Woodstock and Brantford (approximately 26 km)
  • Highway 403 between Brantford and Hamilton (approximately 14.5 km)
  • Highway 406 between Thorold and Welland (approximately 13 km)
  • Highway 416 between Highway 401 in Johnstown and Ottawa (approximately 70 km)
  • Highway 69 between Sudbury and French River (approximately 60 km)

Most changes will take effect July 12, with the rest by the end of the year.

The affected sections were selected based on their ability to safely accommodate higher speed limit, the minister said.

Ontario has several other stretches of highway already at 110 km/h, including Highway 417 between the Quebec border and Ottawa.

Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan have a maximum speed limit of 110 km/h on highways, while in B.C., the maximum speed limit is 120 km/h.

Quebec highways have maximum speed limits of 100 km/h, and the government does not intend to change that. Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault told a parliamentary committee Wednesday she had "no intention of changing the speed on highways."

"The limit is 100 km/h and it will stay that way," she said.

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