The exceptional conditions at that time were caused by a snow squall which remained stationary over several days, dropping up to two metres 6 ft of snow in some parts of the area. Highway was widened in the Sarnia area from four to six lanes due to extensive traffic backups from the bridge crossing towards the USA; the westbound lanes were widened by two lanes, while eastbound capacity remains unchanged. The new four-lane roadway is divided into specific lanes for cars, trucks, local traffic, and NEXUS card holders.
Work was completed by the end of However, following the reconstruction, the speed limit was raised between Indian Road and Airport Road on June 20, The blockade was known in advance and was planned to occur during the noon hour.
Lambton OPP monitored the protest by walking alongside the protesters. Traffic resumed flowing normally by p. While Highway itself was not closed, the protest did back up traffic onto the highway causing congestion in the areas of Front Street and Christina Street. The rolling protest of about vehicles, including farm equipment, was monitored by the OPP and required intermittent ramp closures to the westbound lanes.
On November 23, , the Indian Road overpass was damaged by an flatbed trailer carrying an over-height load. The eastbound lanes of the highway were closed for 60 hours, while the girders damaged in the impact had to be removed. The trucking company, under the Highway Traffic Act, was held liable and had to compensate the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario for the repair costs.
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway , as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. Copyright The image is from Wikipedia Commons. Wikipedia Page. Planned: Designated: Completed: Highway 40 — Sarnia Highway 4 — London. Ontario provincial highways Current Former series. Clair River Canada—United States border 0.
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Blue Water Bridge tolled. The Department of Highways announced its intent to extend the route to Highway in However, while some preliminary work began in the early s, it would take until for a preferred route to be announced, and until for construction to begin. Work was carried out through the remainder of the s, and the freeway was completed and ceremonially opened in late Since completion as a four-lane route, expansion work has been concentrated on the portion of the freeway in Sarnia approaching the border crossing.
Highway is one of the original series highways. It was numbered in , a year after Highway and Highway Construction began in However, like many other road projects, World War II halted construction.
In a new survey was undertaken; construction resumed by The approach road was opened in , at which point the route was designated Highway Ultimately, Highway was designated with the intent of extending it to Highway This was formally announced by the Department of Highways in late East of the Murphy Road overpass, Highway was re-aligned to bypass the interchange with Highway 40 constructed in ; Exmouth Street was redirected to connect with Highway 7 London Line at that junction, and Quinn Street now follows the former route of the highway.
For the new Highway , an overpass crossing was required with the then- CNR line now the Howard Watson Nature Trail and a Parclo B4 interchange with the newly twinned Highway 40 just north of the interchange.
Construction east of Highway 40 began in Under two construction contracts, construction of of Highway began near Highway 7 in It forced westbound drivers to exit at Longwoods Road Highway 2. Construction was already underway on the final section between Strathroy and Delaware at this point. In addition, the removal of the Front Street intersection in Sarnia made the entire route a controlled-access highway.
Both were completed in time for the official opening in Sarnia on November 10, On Monday, December 13, , a whiteout caused by lake-effect snow squalls left an 80km 50miles stretch of Highway closed for several days. Although the entire distance between Sarnia and London is subject to occasional snow squalls and whiteout conditions, they usually dissipate or move in less than a day.
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