407 etr

407ETR are raising tolls differentially to boost revenues and to manage congestion. Toll changes announced today and effective Feb 1 2010 see an increase in the main peak hours premium from 10.3% to 16.3% over off-peak.

Tolls on the all-electronic 407ETR tollroad in Toronto are being rejigged Feb 1, 2009 to add a per trip charge of 25c (all rates quoted are Canadian dollar presently 82c US) - effectively a seven percent increase in toll rates. They are also increasing per-kilometer peakhour charges slightly. Offpeak toll rates will be unchanged and special video tolling charges are being reduced a bit.

Toronto's 407ETR has announced a new toll policy in which tolls will be raised most aggressively on the busiest segments in peak hours. Light vehicle tolls (<5 tons) are increasing from 17.6c/km to 19.25c/km (28.3c/mi to 32c/mile) or by 9.4% in peak hours on the busy 8 and 10 lane central stretch between Highway 401 and Highway 404. (All based on Cc=USc)

That's a 1.65c/km increase (2.7c/mi). The toll increases will apply from Feb 1.

Toronto's 407ETR tollroad collected its first tolls October 14 1997 and on its tenth anniversary they announced it had achieved a new daily record on a recent holiday Friday - 445,822 transactions. They do 407k transactions on the average weekday and about 380k annual average daily.

Antonio de Santiago, chief executive of 407ETR: “Setting a new one day traffic record is a great way to celebrate our 10th anniversary.”

407ETR Concession Company has added an extra 100 lane-km along nearly 50km (32mi) of the central section of the tollroad between H401 in Mississauga and H404 in Thornhill due north of central Toronto. Now 4 and 5 lanes each direction for 50km the east-west tollroad spanning the greater Toronto area is one of the highest capacity urban pikes in north America.

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407 opens 67km and passes 200k trips/day