News from the Government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford
With A Brief Foreword by Doug Draper at Niagara At Large
Posted June 25th, 2026 on Niagara At Large
Did Doug Ford ever hear the line, based on a good deal of reliable evidence gathered for decades all over North America, that “speed kills”?
Did Ford ever hear that driving cars and trucks at higher speeds that run on gas and diesel fuel burns far more of that fuel too.
I guess with his addiction for car and trucks and for building more roads and highways and bridges to accommodate them well in to the future, Ford either didn’t get that memo or didn’t want to read it.
Road tests show that for every 10 kilometres above 9o kilometres an hour we drive, our vehicles burn about 10 per cent more fuel. But between what carbon emissions are doing to contribute to a growing climate crisis and the energy shock we are all now facing in he wake of Trump’s war, why should we care about that?
So hear we go, just as the big summer driving season begins, is Doug Ford’s latest gift to those who want to drive supper fast. Get on your mark, get set, GO!!! –
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, on the left, posting a new higher speed limit sign.
Starting June 26, 2026, the Ontario government will permanently increase the posted speed limit to 110 km/hour on the following sections of provincial highways:
- Highway 401 from Highway 15 to Highway 16
- Highway 416 from Cedar Grove Road to Highway 401
Following the implementation of 110 km/hour on the above listed sections, the Ontario government will permanently increase the posted speed limit to 110 km/hour on the remaining sections of provincial highways on the dates below:
July 31, 2026
- Highway 402 from Highway 401 to White Oak Drive
- Highway 402 from Waterworks to 350m east of Colborne Drive
August 21, 2026
- Highway 7 from Appleton Side Road/County Road 17 to Highway 417
- Highway 115 from Highway 35 to Parkway Interchange
- Highway 400 from Highway 401 to Lake Joseph Road
- Highway 416 from 1.5 km south of Highway 416/417 to Fallowfield Road/County Road 12
- Highway 417 from Leitrim Road to Ottawa Regional Road 174
- Highway 417 from Highway 416/417 Interchange to Highway 7
- August 31, 2026
- Highway 401 from Merlin Road to Highway 427
- Highway 401 from Highway 404 to Highway 35/115
- Highway 401 from Cobourg to Colborne
- Highway 401 from Sidney Street to CNR Overhead Bridge in Belleville
- Highway 401 from County Road 38 to Highway 15
- Highway 403 from Highway 401 to Middletown Line
- September 30, 2026
- Highway 403 from Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to Highway 401
- Highway 404 from Highway 401 to Mulock Drive
- Highway 406 from Westchester Avenue to Highway 58
- Highway 407 from Brock Road to Highway 35/115
- Highway 412 from Highway 401 to Highway 407
- Highway 418 from Highway 401 to Highway 407
- QEW from Freeman Interchange to Highway 403
- QEW from Concession Road to McLeod Road
- QEW from Mountain Road to Jordan Road
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