Speed limits on some 400-series highways up to 110 km/h starting today

Speed limits will go up to 110 km/h on several 400-series highways across northern and southern Ontario starting today.

The Ontario government is raising the speed limit on 10 sections of provincial highways.

In April, Ontario’s Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria made the announcement in Hamilton, calling the move a “common-sense change” that will make life more convenient for drivers.

The changes will affect the following highways:

• Hwy. 401 in Tilbury
• Hwy. 401 from Hwy 35/115 to Cobourg
• Hwy. 401 from Colborne to Belleville
• Hwy. 401 from Belleville to Kingston
• Hwy. 401 from Hwy 16 to Quebec boundary
• Hwy. 403 from Woodstock to Brantford
• Hwy. 403 from Brantford to Hamilton
• Hwy. 406 from Thorold to Welland
• Hwy. 416 from Hwy 401 to Ottawa
• Hwy. 69 from Sudbury to French River

While the speed limit will increase on most of those highways June 12, others won’t be changed until the end of the year.

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