Ontario is raising the speed limit from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on an additional 938 kilometres of provincial highways, a move the province says will see nearly 89 per cent of its highway network posted at the higher speed by the end of September.
The Ministry of Transportation said the increases build on previous changes introduced in 2022 and 2024. Ontario currently has 873 kilometres of provincial highways with 110 km/h speed limits.
“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is helping get drivers where they’re going faster and safely,” Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said in a release. “We’re going to keep supporting commuters, workers and businesses by investing in our $31 billion plan to build and expand roads and highways, so we can get people and goods moving across Ontario and keep workers on the job.”
The province said speed limit increases will begin June 26 on sections of Highways 401 and 416 in eastern Ontario before expanding to portions of the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highways 400, 401, 402, 403, 416 and 417 through Sept. 30.
The ministry said highways selected for the higher limits have undergone technical reviews and any required infrastructure improvements.
“RCCAO commends the Ontario government’s ongoing modernization policy reforms across the 400 series highways. The safe increase of speed limits across the network improves its efficiency and decreases travel times for drivers. Our members will continue to support road infrastructure improvements that advance additional upgrades across the critical highway network,” said Nadia Todorova, executive director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.
