Ontario considered Hwy. 407 buyback before announcing tunnel dream, Ford says [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government considered buying back Highway 407, an idea long-touted by opposition parties, to reduce congestion around Toronto, before deciding on its current plan to build an expressway beneath Highway 401.

During a weekend interview with Ben Mulroney on AM 640 Radio, Ford also offered new confidence that a combined traffic and transit tunnel under the highway could be built because Ontario has the “right team” of tunnelling experts to tackle the massive public infrastructure project.

Ford unveiled his plan last week, promising to build a tunnelled highway of up to 55 kilometres in a bid to tackle congested 400-series highways in the Greater Toronto Area. The premier pledged a feasibility study to consider if the plan was possible from Brampton to Scarborough and to get an idea of just how much it could cost.

“We’ll look at all options, we’ll put every option on the …