Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a new highway linking the 400 to the 404 through the Bradford area will not be tolled, but his government still will not provide any details on how much it will cost or how long it will take to construct.
The leader of the Green Party, Mike Schreiner, said the highway will contribute to pollution and called on Ford to cancel his plan.
“The [corridor] would pump, according to reports, 87-million kilograms of climate pollution into the air each year. It would negatively impact 17 hectares of the Holland Marsh, 39 hectares of wildlife habitat, 11 hectares of provincially significant wetlands and cut through 27 waterways,” he explained.