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{{short description|Tolled 400-series highway in Ontario}}
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{{Infobox road
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| province = ON
| province = ON
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| route = 418
| route = 418
| alternate_name = East Durham Link
| alternate_name = East Durham Link
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|map_notes=Red section opened in 2018, blue section opened in 2019
| map_notes = Highway 418 highlighted in red
| length_km = 12.8
| length_km = 9.2
| length_ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=407 Extension |url=https://www.clarington.net/en/live-here/407-extension.asp |website=www.clarington.net |accessdate=March 12, 2019 |date=15 February 2017}}</ref>
| length_ref = <ref name=Google>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.8850438,-78.7472714/43.9643406,-78.7681275/@43.9261845,-78.7934073,13z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0|title=Ontario Highway 418|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = 407 Extension |url = https://www.clarington.net/en/live-here/407-extension.asp |website = www.clarington.net |access-date = March 12, 2019 |date = February 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325165434/https://www.clarington.net/en/live-here/407-extension.asp |archive-date=March 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| history = Proposed 1990s<br />Opened on December 9, 2019<ref name="opened">{{cite web
| history = {{plainlist|
*Proposed 1990s
| title = Extension of Ontario Hwy. 407, new Hwy. 418 open east of Toronto
*Opened on December 9, 2019<ref name="opened">{{cite web |title = Extension of Ontario Hwy. 407, New Hwy. 418 Open East of Toronto |work = On-Site |url = https://www.on-sitemag.com/roads/extension-of-ontario-hwy-407-new-hwy-418-open-east-of-toronto/1003966229/ |access-date = December 11, 2019 |quote = An eastern extension of Ontario Hwy. 407 and a new toll road to connect the lengthened highway to nearby Hwy. 401 opened Dec. 9 on the outskirts of Toronto. |date = December 9, 2019 }}</ref>
| publisher = On-Site
}}
| url = https://www.on-sitemag.com/roads/extension-of-ontario-hwy-407-new-hwy-418-open-east-of-toronto/1003966229/
| accessdate = December 11, 2019
| quote = An eastern extension of Ontario Hwy. 407 and a new toll road to connect the lengthened highway to nearby Hwy. 401 opened Dec. 9 on the outskirts of Toronto.}}</ref>
| direction_a = South
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{jcon|Hwy|401}} in [[Clarington]]
| terminus_a = {{jcon|Hwy|401}} in [[Clarington]]
| junction ={{jcon|Durham|2}}<br / >{{jcon|Durham|4}}
| junction ={{jcon|DRH|2}}<br />{{jcon|Durham|4}}
| direction_b = North
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jcon|Hwy|407}} in Clarington
| terminus_b = {{jcon|Toll|407}} in Clarington
| previous_type = Hwy
| previous_type = Hwy
| previous_route = 417
| previous_route = 417
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'''King's Highway&nbsp;418''', or simply '''Highway&nbsp;418''', is a [[toll road|tolled]] [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]] that opened on December 9, 2019.<ref name="opened" /> The [[400-series highway]] travels through the [[Regional Municipality of Durham]] to connect [[Highway 401]] with the eastern extension of [[Ontario Highway 407|Highway 407]]. The freeway is located entirely within [[Clarington]] near Durham Regional Road 34 (Courtice Road).<!-- It will be approximately {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} long. NEED TO MEASURE -->
'''King's Highway&nbsp;418''', or simply '''Highway&nbsp;418''', is a [[controlled-access highway]] and former [[toll road|tolled highway]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]]. The [[400-series highway]] is {{convert|9.2|km|abbr=on}} long, travelling through the [[Regional Municipality of Durham]] to connect [[Highway 401]] with the eastern extension of [[Ontario Highway 407|Highway 407]]. The freeway is located entirely within the [[Clarington|Municipality of Clarington]] near Durham Regional Road 34 (Courtice Road).


The route number was confirmed by the [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario]] (MTO) alongside [[Ontario Highway 412|Highway 412]] on February&nbsp;6, 2015.<ref name="nhn">{{cite web |title = New Highway Numbers |publisher = Highway 407 East |url = http://www.highway407east.com/spotlight/new-highway-numbers/ |access-date = February 10, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150419132510/http://www.highway407east.com/spotlight/new-highway-numbers/ |archive-date = April 19, 2015 }}</ref> Prior to this, it was known as the '''East Durham Link'''.<ref name="phase2">{{cite web |title = Highway 407 Project Overview |publisher = Highway 407 East |url = http://www.highway407east.com/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130702194347/http://www.highway407east.com/ |archive-date = July 2, 2013 |access-date = August 3, 2016 }}</ref> Highway 418 opened on December 9, 2019, alongside the extension of Highway 407 to Highways [[Ontario Highway 35|35]] and [[Ontario Highway 115|115]].<ref name="opened" /> On April 5, 2022, Highway 418 became toll-free.<ref name=remove>{{Cite press release |first = Ivana |last = Yelich |first2 = Dakota |last2 = Brasier |first3 = Simisola |last3 = Ikotun |url = https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001631/ontario-government-removing-tolls-on-highways-412-and-418 |title = Ontario Government Removing Tolls on Highways 412 and 418 |date = February 18, 2022 |publisher = Office of the Premier |access-date = February 18, 2022 }}</ref>
The route number was confirmed by the [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario]] (MTO) on February&nbsp;6, 2015. Prior to this, it was known as the '''East Durham Link'''.<ref name="nhn">{{cite web
|title = New Highway Numbers
|publisher = Highway 407 East
|url = http://www.highway407east.com/spotlight/new-highway-numbers/
|accessdate = February 10, 2015
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150419132510/http://www.highway407east.com/spotlight/new-highway-numbers/
|archivedate = April 19, 2015
}}</ref><ref name="phase2">{{cite web

| title = Highway 407 Project Overview
| publisher = Highway 407 East
| url = http://www.highway407east.com/
| accessdate = August 3, 2016}}</ref>


== Route description ==
== Route description ==
[[File:Ontario_Hwy_401_at_Hwy_418_July_2018_Under_Construction.jpg|thumb|left|Highway 418 interchange with Highway 401 under construction in 2018]]
[[File:ON 418 north from Hwy 2, March 25, 2021.png|thumb|left|Highway 418 facing north from Durham Regional Highway{{nbsp}}2]]


Highway&nbsp;418 is a {{convert|12.8|km|adj=on}} four-lane tollway extending from Highway&nbsp;401 to Highway&nbsp;407E, just north of Highway&nbsp;7. The entire length of the route lies between Hancock Road and Rundle Road, within Courtice. At the southern end, the route begins at a three-level [[stack interchange]] with Highway&nbsp;401, from which it proceeds north. It crosses former [[Ontario Highway 2|Highway&nbsp;2]]), where a [[partial interchange]] provides access to the north and from the south.<ref name="EastEA" />
Highway&nbsp;418 is a {{convert|9.2|km|adj=on}} four-lane highway extending from Highway&nbsp;401 to Highway&nbsp;407. The entire length of the route lies between Hancock Road and Rundle Road, east of [[Courtice]]. At the southern end, the route begins at a [[Interchange (road)#T and Y interchanges|three-way interchange]] with Highway&nbsp;401, from which it proceeds north. It then interchanges with former [[Ontario Highway 2|Highway&nbsp;2]].<ref name="EastEA" />


North of former Highway 2, the route swerves eastward and crosses Solina Road. It continues north to an interchange with Taunton Road. Immediately north of Taunton Road, the route ends at a three-level stack interchange with Highway&nbsp;407E, which is also a toll route thus no [[Electronic toll collection|ETC cameras]] are present there.<ref name="EastEA" />
North of former Highway 2, the route swerves eastward and crosses Solina Road. Just before a [[partial interchange]] with Taunton Road, the highway again swerves slightly eastward to the former alignment of Rundle Road. Immediately north of Taunton Road, the route ends at an interchange with Highway&nbsp;407, which is a toll route; [[Electronic toll collection|ETC cameras]] are present there.<ref name="EastEA" />


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Ontario_Hwy_401_at_Hwy_418_July_2018_Under_Construction.jpg|thumb|right|Highway 418 interchange with Highway 401 under construction in 2018]]
Highway&nbsp;418 is the second of two freeways connecting the eastern extension of Highway 407 with Highway 401; the other is [[Ontario Highway 412|Highway&nbsp;412]], located to the west in [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]]. The two routes, known then as the East Durham Link and West Durham Link, first appeared as part of 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.<ref name="FLOW">{{cite web
[[File:Hwy 401-418 interchange2.png|thumb|right|Completed interchange, facing north, in 2021]]
Highway&nbsp;418 is the second of two freeways connecting the eastern extension of Highway 407 with Highway 401; the other is [[Ontario Highway 412|Highway&nbsp;412]], located to the west in [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]]. The two routes, known then as the East Durham Link and West Durham Link, first appeared as part of the June 2007 "Technically Recommended Route",<ref name="recommended route">{{cite web |title=Public Meetings |url=http://www.407eastea.com/meetings.html |website=407 East Environmental Assessment |access-date=March 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509234203/http://www.407eastea.com/meetings.html#6 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |quote=A technically recommended route was presented for...Two north-south links (highway / transitway) connecting Highway 401 to the proposed extension of Highway 407 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="FLOW">{{cite web |title = Canada's New Government Announces Investment to Cut Commute Times, Clear the Air and Drive the Economy in the Greater Toronto Area |publisher = Office of the Prime Minister of Canada |url = http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=1557 |date=March 6, 2007|access-date = August 11, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100227124959/http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=1557 |archive-date = February 27, 2010 }}</ref>
The EA report was released on August 17, 2009, and included detailed plans for the configuration of the interchanges along the new freeway. The report also sought approval for the 6 lanes anticipated to be required by 2031.<ref name="EastEA">{{cite book |type = Report |title = 407 East Environmental Assessment Report |publisher = Government of Ontario |date = August 17, 2009 |chapter = Exhibit 8.7 |chapter-url = http://www.407eastea.com/407newsite/pdf/may10/AssessmentReportAugust2009/chapt/Chapter%208.pdf |access-date = July 19, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929040539/http://www.407eastea.com/407newsite/pdf/may10/AssessmentReportAugust2009/chapt/Chapter%208.pdf |archive-date = September 29, 2011 }}</ref>


On February&nbsp;6, 2015, it was announced by the MTO that the East Durham Link would be designated Highway&nbsp;418.<ref name="nhn" /> On March 23, 2015, a [[Canadian dollar|C$]]1.2&nbsp;billion contract was awarded for the second phase of the Highway 407 east project, which included construction of Highway 418.<ref name="contract">{{cite web |title = Contract Awarded for Final Phase of Highway 407 East Project |url = https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/Winning-bidder-named-Highway-407-East-Phase-2/ |publisher = Infrastructure Ontario |access-date = February 23, 2020 |date = March 23, 2015 }}</ref> It was split into 2 phases, 2A and 2B. Phase 2A, which included the portion of the highway north of Taunton Road, was finished by December 2017 and opened on January 2, 2018.<ref name="2a">{{cite web |title = Highway 407 Extension to Taunton Road Opening Tuesday |url = https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/107438 |website = Durham Radio News |access-date = February 23, 2020 |date = December 29, 2017 }}</ref> The portion that opened would be temporarily signed as part of Highway 407.<ref name="2019map3">{{cite web |title = Official Ontario Road Map 3 |url = http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/publications/official-road-map/pdfs/map-3.pdf |publisher = [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario]] |access-date = February 27, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200227182352/http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/publications/official-road-map/pdfs/map-3.pdf |archive-date = February 27, 2020 |date = 2019 }}</ref> The section of Highway 407 east of Enfield Road was temporarily closed on September 9, 2019, to reconfigure the ramps at the Taunton Road interchange in preparation for the opening of the remainder of the highway.<ref name="tauntonclosure">{{cite web |title = Taunton Road Closure |url = http://www.407eastphase2.ca/taunton_road_closure |website = 407 East Phase 2 |publisher = Blackbird Infrastructure Group |access-date = November 25, 2019 }}</ref> The highway fully opened on December 9, 2019.<ref name="opened" />
| title = Canada’s New Government Announces Investment to Cut Commute Times, Clear the Air and Drive the Economy in the Greater Toronto Area
| publisher = Web site of the Prime Minister of Canada
| url = http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=1557
| accessdate = August 11, 2016
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100227124959/http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=1557
| archivedate = February 27, 2010}}</ref>
The EA report was released on August 17, 2009, and included detailed plans for the configuration of the interchanges along the new freeway.<ref name="EastEA">{{cite report


On February 18, 2022, the Government of Ontario announced that Highway 418 would become toll-free from April 5, 2022, together with Highway 412.<ref name=remove />
| title = 407 East Environmental Assessment Report
| publisher = Government of Ontario
| date = August 17, 2009
| section = Exhibit 8.7
| url = http://www.407eastea.com/407newsite/pdf/may10/AssessmentReportAugust2009/chapt/Chapter%208.pdf
| accessdate = July 19, 2016
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929040539/http://www.407eastea.com/407newsite/pdf/may10/AssessmentReportAugust2009/chapt/Chapter%208.pdf
| archivedate = September 29, 2011}}</ref>

On February&nbsp;6, 2015, it was announced by the MTO that the East Durham Link would be designated Highway&nbsp;418.<ref name="nhn" /> On May 11, 2015, a contract was awarded for the second phase of the project, which included construction of a portion of Highway&nbsp;418 from Highway 407 to Taunton Road; this was finished by December 2017 and opened on January 2, 2018, temporarily signed as part of Highway 407.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.407eastphase2.ca/|title=407 opened from Harmony Road to Taunton Road|last=|first=|date=December 8, 2017|website=|publisher=Durham Region|access-date=}}</ref> The section of Highway 407 east of Enfield Road was closed on September 9, 2019 to reconfigure the ramps at the interchange in preparation for the opening of the remainder of the highway,<ref name="tauntonclosure">{{cite web |title=Taunton Road Closure |url=http://www.407eastphase2.ca/taunton_road_closure |website=407 East Phase 2 |publisher=Blackbird Infrastructure Group |accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref> which opened on December 9, 2019.<ref name="opened" />


== Tolling ==
== Tolling ==
As of December 9, 2019, the following tolls apply for motorists utilizing Highway 418:<ref name="mto.gov.on.ca">{{cite web


[[File:Ontario 418 Toll.svg|80px|left|thumb|Former Highway 418 white-on-blue toll shield with toll tab]]
| title = Major highway projects: Toll Rates
Highway 418 used the same [[electronic tolling]] system as Highways 407 and 412 and is part of the same provincially tolled section of highway as Highways 412 and 407 East.<ref name="Tolling">{{cite web |title=Highway 407 Tolls Explained |url=https://www.on407.ca/en/tolls/tolls/tolls-explained.html |publisher= Highway 407 |access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> The toll rate that applied to a specific trip was determined by the time at which a vehicle entered the highway and from 2021 to 2022 ranged from {{convert|19|to|30|¢/km|¢/mi|abbr=on}} for vehicles that weighed less than 5 tonnes (light vehicles).<ref name="light">{{cite web |title=Light Vehicle Rate Chart |url=https://www.on407.ca/en/tolls/rate-charts/rate-chart-light.html |publisher= Highway 407 |access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> Heavy vehicles (those weighing more than 5 tonnes) were split into two categories: Heavy single units, which were tolled approximately twice the light vehicle rate, and heavy multi-units, which are tolled approximately three times the light vehicle rate.<ref name=mto>{{cite web |title = Major Highway Projects: Toll Rates |publisher = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario |date = July 7, 2016 |url = http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/highway-bridges/major-highway-projects.shtml |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190809135519/http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/highway-bridges/major-highway-projects.shtml |archive-date = August 9, 2019 |access-date = July 16, 2016 }}</ref> People using the highway may have used the 407 ETR [[transponder]]s, which are still used throughout Highway 407,<ref name=Tolling/> and light vehicles paid an additional [[video tolling|video toll]] without a transponder.<ref name=light/> Heavy vehicles were legally required to have a transponder and may have been charged under the Highway Traffic Act if they did not.<ref name="feedetails">{{cite web |title=Complete Fee Details |url=https://www.on407.ca/en/tolls/rate-charts/rate-chart-complete.html |publisher=Highway 407 |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> There was also a flat toll, which was $1 during off-peak and $2 during peak periods for light vehicles.<ref name=feedetails/> Highway 418 became permanently free-of-charge on April 5, 2022.<ref name=remove/>
| publisher = Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO)
| date = July 7, 2016
| url = http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/highway-bridges/major-highway-projects.shtml
| accessdate = July 16, 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan = 2 | Time period
! colspan = 6 | Duty class
|-
<!-- | colspan = 1 style="text-align:right;"| Duty Class -->
! colspan= 2 | Light<ref name="mto.gov.on.ca"/>
! colspan= 2 | Heavy<ref name="mto.gov.on.ca"/>
! colspan= 2 | Heavy Multi-unit<ref name="mto.gov.on.ca"/>
|-
| '''Peak (Weekdays)''' <br /> ''(6am–10am and 3pm–7pm)''
| colspan= 2 | 29.66 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 59.32 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 88.97 ¢/km
|-
| '''Midday (Weekdays)''' <br /> ''(10am–3pm)''
| colspan= 2 | 23.52 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 47.04 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 70.57 ¢/km
|-
| '''Midday (Weekends & Holidays)''' <br /> ''(11am–7pm)''
| colspan= 2 | 22.50 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 45.00 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 67.50 ¢/km
|-
| '''Off Peak (Weekdays)''' <br /> ''(7pm–6am)''
| colspan= 2 | 19.43 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 38.86 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 58.29 ¢/km
|-
| '''Off Peak (Weekends & Holidays)''' <br /> ''(7pm–11am)''
| colspan= 2 | 19.43 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 38.86 ¢/km
| colspan= 2 | 55.29 ¢/km
|-
|}
*Same toll rates of Highway 407E are applied here.
*All end times displayed are rounded up to the nearest minute for simplicity purposes (i.e. 6am is actually 5:59:59am)
*The toll rate that applies to a specific trip is determined by the time at which a vehicle enters the highway and the cumulative distance traveled on both Highways 412 and 407E.
*Users of both 407 ETR and Highways 407E/412/418 will only receive one bill invoice, with trips on each highway specified.<ref name="Tolling">{{cite web
| title = Tolling
| publisher = Highway 407 East
| date = 2016
| url = http://highway407east.com/#tab-1
| accessdate = July 16, 2016}}</ref>
*407 ETR Transponders are compatible with Highways 407E, 412, and 418.<ref name="Tolling"/>
*Heavy goods vehicles and lorries are assessed a minimum toll regardless of the length of their trip.
*Light vehicles without transponders may be assessed an additional [[video tolling|video toll]].
*Vehicles weighing over 5,000 kilograms are divided into two categories: Heavy Single Units and Heavy Multiple Units. Heavy Multiple Unit Vehicles will be charged two or three time the passenger rate, depending on the size of the vehicle.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Major highway projects: Toll Rates
| publisher = Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO)
| date = July 7, 2016
| url = http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/highway-bridges/major-highway-projects.shtml
| accessdate = July 16, 2016}}</ref>
*All Heavy Unit vehicles are legally required to have transponders in order to use the highways; offenders may be penalized under the Highway Traffic Act. <!-- according to signage along freeway entrances -->


== Exit list ==
== Exit list ==
{{ONinttop|exit|override=The following are the exits listed in the 407 East Environmental Assessment Report. Lengths are approximated with Google Maps. The entire route lies within Clarington in the Regional Municipality of Durham.<ref name="Google" /><ref name="EastEA" />|division=Durham}}

Note distances are approximate calculations.

{{ONinttop|exit|maint=407 East Environmental Assessment Report|division=Durham|division_ref=<ref name="EastEA" />}}
{{ONint|exit
{{ONint|exit
| location_special = [[Clarington]]
| location_special = [[Clarington]]
| lspan = 4
| lspan = 4
| km = 0.0
| km = 0.0
| exit = -
| exit = —
| road = {{jcon|Hwy|401}}&nbsp;– [[Toronto]], [[Kington, Ontario|Kingston]]
| road = {{jcon|Hwy|401}}&nbsp;– [[Toronto]], [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]
| notes = Opened on December 9, 2019.
| notes = Highway&nbsp;401 exit 426
}}
}}
{{ONint|exit
{{ONint|exit
| km = 3.8
| km = 2.8
| exit = 3
| exit = 3
| road = [[File:Durham Regional Highway 2.svg|20px]] [[Durham Regional Highway 2]]
| road = {{jcon|DRH|2}}
| notes = Opened on December 9, 2019; formerly Highway 2
| notes =
}}
}}
{{ONint|exit
{{ONint|exit
| km = 11.6
| km = 8.2
| exit = 8
| exit = 8
| type = incomplete
| type = incomplete
| road = {{jcon|Durham|4|Taunton Road}}
| road = {{jcon|Durham|4|Taunton Road}}
| notes = '''Phase 2A (2018):''' Temporary southern(eastern) terminus of freeway, but signed as Highway 407. <br/> '''Phase 2B (2019):''' Northbound exit and Southbound entrance only.<ref name="phase2b">{{cite web
| notes = Northbound exit and southbound entrance only<ref name="tauntonclosure"/>

| title = Phase 2
| publisher = Highway 407 East
| url = http://highway407east.com/#tab-3
| accessdate = July 18, 2016}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{ONint
{{ONint
| km = 12.8
| km = 9.2
| exit = -
| exit = —
| type = toll
| type = toll
| road = {{jcon|Hwy|407}}&nbsp;– [[Toronto]], [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]]
| road = {{jcon|Toll|407}}&nbsp;– [[Toronto]], [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]]
| notes = Highway 407 exit 135
| notes = '''Phase 2A (2018):''' Freeway continues west as [[Ontario Highway 407|Highway 407E]]. <br/> '''Phase 2B (2019):''' Full interchange.<ref name="nhn" />

}}
}}
{{jctbtm|col=6|keys=incomplete,toll}}
{{jctbtm|col=6|keys=incomplete,toll}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Start-of-418-from-401-west-ramp-in-Winter-2020.jpg|Highway 418 interchange looking north from the ramp from the westbound 401
File:Highway 418-401 interchange from Baseline, March 25, 2021.png|Highway 418 and Highway 401 interchange
File:Highway 418 at Bloor Street Overpass (08-17-23) 005.jpg|Highway 418 looking south towards Highway 401 interchange at Bloor Street overpass
File:ON 418 north from Baseline, March 25, 2021.png|Highway 418 facing north from the Bloor Street overpass
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
*[http://www.highway407east.com Provincial Project website for Highways 407, 412 & 418]
*[http://www.highway407east.com Provincial Project website for Highways 407, 412 & 418]
*[http://www.407eastphase2.ca/ Blackbird Infrastructure website for Project Phase 2, including Highway 418]
*[http://www.407eastphase2.ca/ Blackbird Infrastructure website for Project Phase 2, including Highway 418]
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{{Ontario King's Highways}}
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[[Category:Roads in Durham Region]]
[[Category:Roads in the Regional Municipality of Durham]]
[[Category:400-series highways|18]]
[[Category:400-series highways|18]]
[[Category:Public–private partnership projects in Canada]]
[[Category:Public–private partnership projects in Canada]]
[[Category:Toll roads in Canada]]
[[Category:Former toll roads in Canada]]
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 2019]]

Latest revision as of 18:04, 25 September 2024

Highway 418 marker
Highway 418
East Durham Link
Map
Highway 418 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length9.2 km[1][2] (5.7 mi)
History
  • Proposed 1990s
  • Opened on December 9, 2019[3]
Major junctions
South end Highway 401 in Clarington
Major intersections Regional Highway 2
 Regional Road 4
North end Highway 407 in Clarington
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Highway system
← Highway 417→ Highway 420

King's Highway 418, or simply Highway 418, is a controlled-access highway and former tolled highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The 400-series highway is 9.2 km (5.7 mi) long, travelling through the Regional Municipality of Durham to connect Highway 401 with the eastern extension of Highway 407. The freeway is located entirely within the Municipality of Clarington near Durham Regional Road 34 (Courtice Road).

The route number was confirmed by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) alongside Highway 412 on February 6, 2015.[4] Prior to this, it was known as the East Durham Link.[5] Highway 418 opened on December 9, 2019, alongside the extension of Highway 407 to Highways 35 and 115.[3] On April 5, 2022, Highway 418 became toll-free.[6]

Route description

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Highway 418 facing north from Durham Regional Highway 2

Highway 418 is a 9.2-kilometre (5.7 mi) four-lane highway extending from Highway 401 to Highway 407. The entire length of the route lies between Hancock Road and Rundle Road, east of Courtice. At the southern end, the route begins at a three-way interchange with Highway 401, from which it proceeds north. It then interchanges with former Highway 2.[7]

North of former Highway 2, the route swerves eastward and crosses Solina Road. Just before a partial interchange with Taunton Road, the highway again swerves slightly eastward to the former alignment of Rundle Road. Immediately north of Taunton Road, the route ends at an interchange with Highway 407, which is a toll route; ETC cameras are present there.[7]

History

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Highway 418 interchange with Highway 401 under construction in 2018
Completed interchange, facing north, in 2021

Highway 418 is the second of two freeways connecting the eastern extension of Highway 407 with Highway 401; the other is Highway 412, located to the west in Whitby. The two routes, known then as the East Durham Link and West Durham Link, first appeared as part of the June 2007 "Technically Recommended Route",[8] 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.[9] The EA report was released on August 17, 2009, and included detailed plans for the configuration of the interchanges along the new freeway. The report also sought approval for the 6 lanes anticipated to be required by 2031.[7]

On February 6, 2015, it was announced by the MTO that the East Durham Link would be designated Highway 418.[4] On March 23, 2015, a C$1.2 billion contract was awarded for the second phase of the Highway 407 east project, which included construction of Highway 418.[10] It was split into 2 phases, 2A and 2B. Phase 2A, which included the portion of the highway north of Taunton Road, was finished by December 2017 and opened on January 2, 2018.[11] The portion that opened would be temporarily signed as part of Highway 407.[12] The section of Highway 407 east of Enfield Road was temporarily closed on September 9, 2019, to reconfigure the ramps at the Taunton Road interchange in preparation for the opening of the remainder of the highway.[13] The highway fully opened on December 9, 2019.[3]

On February 18, 2022, the Government of Ontario announced that Highway 418 would become toll-free from April 5, 2022, together with Highway 412.[6]

Tolling

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Former Highway 418 white-on-blue toll shield with toll tab

Highway 418 used the same electronic tolling system as Highways 407 and 412 and is part of the same provincially tolled section of highway as Highways 412 and 407 East.[14] The toll rate that applied to a specific trip was determined by the time at which a vehicle entered the highway and from 2021 to 2022 ranged from 19 to 30 ¢/km (31 to 48 ¢/mi) for vehicles that weighed less than 5 tonnes (light vehicles).[15] Heavy vehicles (those weighing more than 5 tonnes) were split into two categories: Heavy single units, which were tolled approximately twice the light vehicle rate, and heavy multi-units, which are tolled approximately three times the light vehicle rate.[16] People using the highway may have used the 407 ETR transponders, which are still used throughout Highway 407,[14] and light vehicles paid an additional video toll without a transponder.[15] Heavy vehicles were legally required to have a transponder and may have been charged under the Highway Traffic Act if they did not.[17] There was also a flat toll, which was $1 during off-peak and $2 during peak periods for light vehicles.[17] Highway 418 became permanently free-of-charge on April 5, 2022.[6]

Exit list

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The following are the exits listed in the 407 East Environmental Assessment Report. Lengths are approximated with Google Maps. The entire route lies within Clarington in the Regional Municipality of Durham.[1][7] 

LocationkmmiExitDestinationsNotes
Clarington0.00.0— Highway 401 – Toronto, KingstonHighway 401 exit 426
2.81.73 Regional Highway 2
8.25.18 Regional Road 4 (Taunton Road)Northbound exit and southbound entrance only[13]
9.25.7— Highway 407 – Toronto, PeterboroughHighway 407 exit 135
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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  • Highway 418 interchange looking north from the ramp from the westbound 401
    Highway 418 interchange looking north from the ramp from the westbound 401
  • Highway 418 and Highway 401 interchange
    Highway 418 and Highway 401 interchange
  • Highway 418 looking south towards Highway 401 interchange at Bloor Street overpass
    Highway 418 looking south towards Highway 401 interchange at Bloor Street overpass
  • Highway 418 facing north from the Bloor Street overpass
    Highway 418 facing north from the Bloor Street overpass

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ontario Highway 418" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "407 Extension". www.clarington.net. February 15, 2017. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Extension of Ontario Hwy. 407, New Hwy. 418 Open East of Toronto". On-Site. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019. An eastern extension of Ontario Hwy. 407 and a new toll road to connect the lengthened highway to nearby Hwy. 401 opened Dec. 9 on the outskirts of Toronto.
  4. ^ a b "New Highway Numbers". Highway 407 East. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Highway 407 Project Overview". Highway 407 East. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Yelich, Ivana; Brasier, Dakota; Ikotun, Simisola (February 18, 2022). "Ontario Government Removing Tolls on Highways 412 and 418" (Press release). Office of the Premier. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Exhibit 8.7" (PDF). 407 East Environmental Assessment Report (Report). Government of Ontario. August 17, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Canada's New Government Announces Investment to Cut Commute Times, Clear the Air and Drive the Economy in the Greater Toronto Area". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Contract Awarded for Final Phase of Highway 407 East Project". Infrastructure Ontario. March 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Highway 407 Extension to Taunton Road Opening Tuesday". Durham Radio News. December 29, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Ontario Road Map 3" (PDF). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Taunton Road Closure". 407 East Phase 2. Blackbird Infrastructure Group. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Highway 407 Tolls Explained". Highway 407. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Light Vehicle Rate Chart". Highway 407. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  15. ^ "Major Highway Projects: Toll Rates". Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. July 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Complete Fee Details". Highway 407. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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