• Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) confirmed with Bullet Point News that their Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan intends to widen Highway 48 from two to four lanes between Major Mac and Bloomington.
  • MTO is looking to prioritize Highway 48 as an efficient throughway for trucks and the movement of goods.
  • This proposed capacity expansion is “subject to future planning, including environmental assessment, preliminary design, feasibility, and business case analysis,” MTO told Bullet Point News.
  • Stouffville plans on utilizing lands against Highway 48 for new development, but a requested transfer of jurisdiction over a portion of the road was denied by MTO.
  • At Council last week, Councillor Sherban suggested investigation into alternative options such as grade separation or a bypass road to accommodate both Town and Provincial interests.