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Design
Highway 407 East will be built in two phases.
Phase 1 will include the following:
Mainline (approximately 22 km):
- 6 lane east-west freeway from Brock Road to West Durham Link,
- 4 lane east-west freeway from West Durham Link to Harmony Road, and
- Interchanges at Brock Road, Lake Ridge Road, Baldwin Street (Hwy 7/12), Thickson Road, Simcoe Street and Harmony Road.
West Durham Link (approximately 10 km):
- 4 lane north-south freeway connecting Highway 407 and Highway 401, and
- Interchanges at Highway 407, Highway 7, Taunton Road, Dundas Street, Lakeridge Road and Highway 401.
Phase 1 will be completed by late 2015.
Phase 2 will include the following:
Mainline (approximately 23 km):
- 4 lane east-west freeway from Harmony Road to Highway 35/115.
East Durham Link (approximately 10 km):
- 4 lane north-south freeway connecting Highway 407 and Highway 401.
For Phase 2, the highway will be opened from Harmony Road in Oshawa to Taunton Road at the East Durham Link in Clarington by 2017. By 2020 the entire facility will be built, including the remainder of the Mainline from the East Durham Link to Highway 35/115 and the East Durham Link to Highway 401.
Highway 407 East has provision for a dedicated transitway and High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane. Truck inspection facilities, commuter parking lots and other amenities are also included.
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