Welcome to the Highway 401 Planning and Preliminary Design Study from East Townline Road to Cranberry Road, in Port Hope. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained Stantec Consulting Ltd. to undertake a Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study on Highway 401 for the replacement of three bridges and two structural culverts, determining the long-term interchange configurations at Wesleyville Road and County Road 2 (Toronto Road) and identifying the future Highway 401 footprint for an interim eight-lane and ultimate ten-lane cross-section from 100 m east of East Townline Road to 100 m west of Cranberry Road for a total length of approximately 11 km, in the Municipality of Port Hope and Northumberland County.
News & Updates
October 14, 2026
A Notice of Public Information Centre 1 (PIC 1) will be published in the Northumberland News and Orono Weekly Times and distributed to property owners within and adjacent to the study area, Indigenous communities, municipalities, government agencies, stakeholders, and other interested parties, starting on October 21-22nd, 2026. PIC 1 will be held in a drop-in, open house format on November 3, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Jack Burger Sports Complex, 60 Highland Drive, Port Hope. The purpose of PIC 1 is to present the existing conditions, need and justification for the study, preliminary alternatives, evaluation criteria, and the study process and next steps. Representatives of the project team will be available to answer questions and receive comments. The information presented at PIC 1 will also be available on the project website following the event at https://hwy401easttownlinetocranberry.ca/. Information about PIC 1, including the date, time, and location, is described in Notice of Public Information Centre 1 (PIC 1).
March 18, 2026
A Notice of Study Commencement has been posted in the Northumberland News and Orono Weekly Times newspapers and distributed to property owners in the study area, provincial and federal government agencies, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and stakeholders. The project team is gathering existing information about the study area.
You are encouraged to participate in the study and to provide comments in writing to the project team. If you wish to have your name added to the project mailing list, please contact the project team