(Hamilton) Ontario is permanently raising the speed limit to 110 km/h on 10 sections of highways across the province.
Transport Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said several sections of Highways 401, 403, 406, 416 and Highway 69 will now be subject to a speed limit of 110 km/h.
The affected highway sections are in eastern and southwestern Ontario as well as near Sudbury.
The province had already permanently increased the speed limit to 110 km/h on six sections of provincial highways in 2022, following several successful pilot programs that began in 2019.
Mr. Sarkaria says data collected from these changes shows that drivers can adapt to increased speeds.
The increased speed limits will cover 860 kilometers of road, or approximately 36% of Ontario’s highways.