Highway 424 (Ontario)

Infobox road
state = ON
type = Hwy
route = 424

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direction = North/South
starting_terminus = Cambridge, Ontario
ending_terminus = Brantford, Ontario
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established = proposed

Highway 424 is a proposed 400-Series Highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, which would connect Highway 401 at Cambridge to Highway 403 at Brantford along the current Highway 24 corridor.

Some politicians and industries have been lobbying the provincial government to begin construction of another superhighway in Southern Ontario. In late March 2005, the provincial government announced that an environmental assessment for Highway 424 has begun. Public information sessions are currently being held.

Opposition

There now exists an association that opposes the construction of the 424. Residents in Brant County have gone before their council critiquing the proposed highway, given how cars contribute to global warming, urban sprawl and the paving over of farmland. Barry Silverthorn, producer of the award winning documentary "The End of Suburbia", showed a portion of his video to document these aspects. Most recently, the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory expressed disapproval for building the highway, saying that it will cross their land without their consultation.

References

* [http://www.24corridorstudy.ca Highway 24 Corridor Planning and Class EA Study] , accessed 3 December 2006
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/house-proceedings/transcripts/files_html/2006-06-15_L091.htm#P514_177944 Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Highway 24] , 15 June 2006, question by MPP Dave Levac (Brant), answered by Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield, accessed 9 October 2007
* [http://www.stopthe424.com Opposition to the construction of the new Highway 424 21 June 2007]