East Durham Link

The East Durham Link is a planned freeway in the Regional Municipality of Durham in southcentral Ontario, which will connect Highway 401 with the eastern extension of Highway 407. The freeway, which is one of two as-of-yet unnumbered connectors for the 407 extension, will be located entirely within Clarington near Durham Regional Road 34 (Courtice Road).

Future

The East Durham Link is one of two proposed freeways to connect the future east extension of Highway 407 with Highway 401; the West Durham Link, to be located to the west in Whitby, is the second. The links first appeared on the June 2007 Technically Recommended Route, which was submitted as part of the environmental assessment (EA) for the extension, but had been announced earlier that year on March 7 by the Government of Canada, as part of an investment in Greater Toronto Area infrastructure.^[1]

The EA report was released on August 17, 2009, including detailed plans for the configuration of the interchanges along the new freeway.^[2] On June 9, 2010, it was announced that the Highway 407 extension would be completed in phases, with the West Durham Link being fully constructed, and the mainline being extended as far as Simcoe Street in Oshawa. Because of this, the East Durham Link may not have contracts tendered for its construction for several years.^{[citation needed]}

Exit list

The following are the proposed exits in the 407 East Environmental Assessment Report.^[2]

Location	km	Destinations	Notes
Clarington	Highway 401	Northbound entrance and southbound exit
	Durham Regional Highway 2
	Regional Road 4 (Taunton Road)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Highway 407	Northbound exit and southbound entrance

References

1. ^ Canada’s New Government announces investment to cut commute times, clear the air and drive the economy in the Greater Toronto Area, Web site of the Prime Minister of Canada, retrieved March 7, 2007
2. ^ ^{a b} 407 East Environmental Assessment Report (Report). Government of Ontario. August 17, 2009. http://www.407eastea.com/407newsite/pdf/may10/AssessmentReportAugust2009/chapt/Chapter%208.pdf. Retrieved February 4, 2011. 

External links

• 407 East Extension Environmental Assessment