Highway 407 East Phase 2 Location: Durham Region Project Type: DBFM - Design Build Finance Maintain Infrastructure Type: Transportation Contract Value: $1.2 Billion Estimated Value for Money: $345 Million On This Page About the Project Status Latest News Winning Bidder Features Community and Green Benefits Economic Benefits Terms of Use Related Links Announcements Documents See it on the Map About the Project: The Highway 407 East Phase 2 project will:extend Highway 407 about 22 kilometres from Harmony Road in Oshawa to Highway 35/115 in Clarington;connect Highways 401 and 407 East with a 10-kilometre Highway 418 that will serve as a north-south freeway;provide eight new interchanges, including three freeway-to-freeway connections to Highway 407 East and Highway 401 from Highway 418 and Highway 35/115.The Highway 407 East Phase 2 will be a toll road and owned by the Ontario government.In addition to creating jobs, interested bidders are expected to provide training, mentoring and skills development opportunities during construction.On January 2, 2018 a portion of Highway 407 East Phase 2, from Harmony Road to Taunton/Highway 418 was opened, the remaining portion is scheduled to open by 2020. Status Request for Qualifications: Mar 21, 2013 Short-list Bidders Selected: Apr 14, 2014 Request for Proposals: Apr 15, 2014 Winning Bidder Selected: Mar 23, 2015 Construction Begins: Mar 23, 2015 Construction Ends: Winning Bidder Blackbird Infrastructure is a consortium of CRH Canada Group Inc. and Cintra Global Ltd.; Dufferin Construction Company, a division of CRH Canada Group Inc. and Ferrovial Agroman Canada (Construction); CRH Canada Group Inc. and Cintra Global Ltd. (Maintenance) Features Phase 2 of the project features:An eight kilometre, 4-lane freeway from the Harmony Road to the East Durham Link Highway 418A 14 kilometre, 4-lane freeway from Highway 418 East Durham Link to Highway 35/115Interchanges on Highway 407 East Phase 2 at Enfield Road, Regional Road 57, Darlington Clarke Town line, and Highway 35/115A new ten kilometre, 4-lane Highway 418 East Durham Link that will connect Highway 401 to Highway 407 EastInterchanges on Highway 418 East Durham Link at Highway 2 and Taunton RoadFreeway-to-freeway connections to Highway 407 East and Highway 401 from Highway 418 the East Durham Link and Highway 35/115A supporting maintenance facilityPhase 2 will also provide:An alternative emergency/detour routeSafe and efficient access to communities in the Greater Toronto Area that will contribute to Durham Region's future prosperityNoise barriersEnhanced corridor landscaping with gateway featuresFirst Nations architectural elements incorporated in design featuresT mitigation measures, compensation and overall benefit for species-at-riskVegetation restoration plans for wetlands, woodlots and other vegetative areas dedicated wildlife crossings. Community and Green Benefits Once complete, Highway 407 East will help ease traffic congestion in the Greater Toronto Area and improve the flow of goods, services and people in the region. Economic Benefits Design and construction of the extension and link will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs. Terms of Use As of May 2014, the published Contract Value represents the payment(s) to be made by the Sponsor a project, as defined in the Project Agreement and prior to taking into account inflation. Values published prior to that date differ in methodology and have been left unchanged to maintain accuracy and historical consistency. Researchers requiring contract values for older projects should contact info@infrastructureontario.ca.These project documents are being made available on this website for informational purposes only. Neither Infrastructure Ontario nor the Ministry of Transportation makes any representation or warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content or form of these documents.Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Transportation, in their sole and absolute discretion, may choose to make available on this website amendments, revisions, modifications or replacements to these documents. These documents remain open for further revision, modification, replacement or cancellation by Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Transportation at any time and in no event shall either Infrastructure Ontario or the Ministry of Transportation be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on the content of these documents.