Challinor Successfully Requests Town To Petition Province For Sound Barriers Along Highway 401

The Town of Milton will request the Province of Ontario to install sound barriers along Highway 401 where there are residential neighbourhoods adjacent to North America’s busiest superhighway as a result of a motion brought before Milton Council to consider same by Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor II.

Mr. Challinor’s motion was seconded by Ward 1 Regional Councillor Colin Best and was approved unanimously by members of Council.

Ward 2 Regional Councillor Rick Malboeuf and Mr. Challinor had brought the matter of sound barriers before Council early in 2020 during the widening of Highway 401 through Milton, but the global COVID-19 pandemic prevented any further discussion between the Town and the Province.

With the Province’s plan to do additional considerable roadwork on Highway 401 between Steeles Avenue and the Milton-Puslinch boundary, Mr. Challinor believes there is another opportunity to raise the sound barrier matter again and permit the Province the time required to plan for it, financially.

Given there are sound barriers along the Queen Elizabeth Way and Ontario’s 400 series of highways where they pass by significant residential neighbourhoods across the province, Mr. Challinor reasons his request is a reasonable one. CR