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  407 ETR - Maps
This interactive map provides you with all the info you need to find your destination on 407 ETR.
Click on the map and away you go!
Print a copy of this map as a reference tool to keep in your car.
www.407etr.com /About/maps.htm   (0 words)

  
  CHIC - 407 ETR
407 ETR -- the world's first open road, all-electronic toll highway -- is a marvel of design, construction, engineering and technological know-how.
407 ETR was developed as a public-private partnership to better meet the needs of a modern economy in an increasingly competitive world.
Construction on specific structures related to Highway 407 began in the mid-1980s and, under the normal government budget allocation process, the 407 was not scheduled to be completed for 20 years or more.
www.chichwys.com /en/projects_etr.html   (452 words)

  
 Highway 407 ETR - Images
Because the western leg of the 407 was originally intended to be part of Highway 403, the western end of the 407 simply defaults onto the 403, rather then equally favouring both the 403 and the QEW.
The 401 ramp was widened from one to two lanes as part of the 407 widening that saw the highway widened to 6-lanes westerly from Hurontario Street to Highway 401 in 2004.
At Highway 427, the westbound Highway 407 carriageway narrows from 5- to 3-lanes in width.
www.onthighways.com /hwy_407-409_images/Hwy407_images.htm   (1346 words)

  
 Highway 407 ETR - www.OntHighways.com
The west extension was originally conceived as part of Highway 403 and was to by-pass the QEW to the north of the urban portions of Oakville and Burlington.
Highway 407 was widened from six to eight lanes between Highways 427 and 400 in 2003, and was widened from four to six lanes between Highways 401 and 10 in the summer of 2004.
Presently the MTO is in the planning stages of extending Highway 407 east from Brougham to the junctions of Highway 35 and 115 at Enterprise Hill.
www.onthighways.com /highway_407.htm   (852 words)

  
 CTV Toronto - Court awards $50,000 in 407 ETR billing dispute - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
The car dealer refused to pay the higher rate and 407 ETR Concession Ltd. brought the dispute to small claims court and the Ontario Superior Court at the same time.
Copeland told The Star that no representatives from 407 ETR or their legal counsel were in court when the decision was handed down.
407 ETR says they rely on an external law firm to handle collections and they are trying to find out why no one was in court for the decision.
toronto.ctv.ca /servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20061107/407_ruling_061107/20061107?hub=TorontoHome   (466 words)

  
 CUPE > 407 saga continues
407 ETR won a key arbitration dispute against the Ontario government in August 2005.
The arbitrators ruled that 407 ETR could use 2002 as the base year for calculating toll increases.
The province has even more legal battles with 407 ETR over trying to force the consortium to seek government approval before raising tolls.
www.cupe.ca /www/s43666067051eb/407_saga_continues   (302 words)

  
 Review of Customer Service - Highway 407 ETR
All too often I heard from someone who used the 407 ETR, not received a bill, then a collection agency was on the phone demanding monies the person wasn't aware were past their due date.
The 407 ETR has already publicly stated, and no doubt will continue to state, that the number of complaints is relatively small given the number of people who are served by the highway.
Purpose: To consult with the public regarding the 407 ETR prior to the renegotiation of the tolling agreement, which is referred to as respecification.
www.mto.gov.on.ca /english/pubs/colle407   (3006 words)

  
 When politicians sell out citizens, you get Highway 407
Now, an arbitrator has ruled that the contract signed with 407 ETR by the Harris government was so airtight the company has every right to do so, and the public be damned.
407 ETR disagreed with the government's position, pointing out that the contract signed between the company and the government in 1999 did not contain such terms and conditions," it added.
The contract does allow the province to "renegotiate" the contract with 407 ETR every five years but there is no obligation on the company to agree to any changes - or to restrain itself from demanding exorbitant compensation if it does.
www.nupge.ca /news_2004/n11jy04b.htm   (580 words)

  
 Trans-Talk » Blog Archive » Driver wins punitive damages against 407 ETR
The judge found 407 ETR misused its “monopoly power” by suing Daniel Min in small claims and Ontario Superior Courts, siccing colletion agencies on him, and refusing his offer to settle during the three-year-old dispute.
Several phone calls to 407 ETR and several more $30 late fees later, and I still have an outstanding balance of now over $100 dollars because I didn’t send in a cheque for $0.00.
On the other hand, 407 ETR has been quick to block licence renewals for users who don’t pay their toll bills.
www.tetracom.ca /transtalk/?p=1333   (543 words)

  
 Eye Weekly - The 407 rates take their toll - 03.07.02
The owners of the 407 Express Toll Route are heading to court to keep the details of a deal they inked with the provincial government secret.
The 407 ETR Concession Company filed for a judicial review following a December ruling from the Information and Privacy Commissioner forcing the release of the tolling agreement signed in the 1999 sale of the highway.
Dale Albers, spokesperson for the 407 ETR, says the company is approaching the release of the documents with caution for the sake of its stakeholders.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_03.07.02/news/407.html   (758 words)

  
 Groupe CNW   (Site not responding. Last check: )
407 ETR will continue to offer lower, discounted rates to save customers' money when the road is used during "off-peak," non-rush hour periods.
In 2003, 407 ETR completed a $6 million project to construct additional lanes at Pine Valley, improving traffic flow in that area by 30 per cent.
While 407 ETR is obliged by the contract with the Province to widen the Highway based on traffic volumes, these lane expansion projects were finished before they were required.
www.newswire.ca /fr/releases/archive/January2005/06/c0734.html   (1077 words)

  
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I was hearing about the problems that people were having getting in touch with the 407 ETR Operations Centre through their toll free line.
Well then I found out about the billing fiasco (according to Eye Magazine nearly 180,000 people were mistakenly entered in the Ministry of Transportation database as having not paid their tolls), not to mention the fact the the Ministry may be providing debt collection services by not renewing late-payers licences.
The 407 is, to the best of my knowledge, owned by a consortium of three companies.
www.geocities.com /contactthe407   (356 words)

  
 407 ETR
407 ETR is a 108 kilometre toll highway which runs across the Greater Toronto Area north of the City of Toronto.
Advising a consortium on the acquisition of the highway from the Province of Ontario.
For more information on 407 ETR see our asset description or visit these websites: Macquarie Infrastructure Group and 407 ETR.
www.macquarie.com /ca/407_etr.htm   (452 words)

  
 TheStar.com - News - Toll fees for 407 climbing again in 2007
Since the road was leased in 1999 by the Conservatives to 407 ETR, fees have risen between 30 per cent and 203 per cent, depending on the time of use.
In return, 407 ETR has to give frequent users the ability to sign up for rewards programs, improve the dispute resolution system and reimburse drivers wrongly denied plate renewals because of flawed billings.
The latest 407 project is expected to be completed by fall 2007, but with the unseasonably mild winter so far, ETR spokesman Dale Albers said the company could beat that deadline.
www.thestar.com /News/article/166387   (763 words)

  
 TorontoSun.com - Mark Bonokoski - The mystery man at the wheel
The 407 ETR had been chasing down the wrong John Dowling, and later apologized to his family after it was exposed here just how wrong it had been in its dogged pursuit of the alleged scofflaw who, as it turned out, had the same first and last name, but a different middle initial.
The 407 ETR file on the correct John Dowling -- "aka John Kyle Dowling," according to court documents obtained by the Sunday Sun -- is as thick as two Toronto phone books.
While investigating the 407 ETR's harassment of the wrong John Dowling, for example, I was one door-knock away from the real John Dowling being sought -- information which the 407 ETR would have had simply by buying a newspaper.
torontosun.com /News/Columnists/Bonokoski_Mark/2006/10/29/2165082.html   (1011 words)

  
 globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : 407 ETR Launches $40M Rewards Program: Free Kilometres and Instant Gas Savings
"ETR Rewards" is a tiered rewards program that provides customers with free 407 ETR kilometres and instant savings on their gas price at Petro-Canada sites.
Over 100,000 customers are eligible for savings and 407 ETR expects to offer over 40 million free kilometres on weekends to its more frequent customers in 2007.
Last week, 407 ETR mailed eligible customers their ETR Rewards welcome package and ETR Rewards Gas Savings Card so they can take immediate advantage of the program which formally starts today.
www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/story/CNW.20070201.C3497/GIStory   (823 words)

  
 Koskie Minsky: Settlement Proposed in 407 ETR Late Payment Fee Class Action
As of April 7, 407 ETR will replace the current Late Payment Fee with fees that are directly tied to the collection costs the company incurs when a customer has not paid a bill for at least three months.
As part of the agreement, 407 ETR accepts no admission of liability in agreeing to a settlement and the plaintiffs agree that the old Late Payment Fee did not represent a criminal interest rate or penalty.
407 ETR has also agreed to establish a process to ensure that customers applying for the $6 credit or $30 refund are treated fairly and equitably.
www.primezone.com /newsroom/news.html?d=37559   (875 words)

  
 Toronto tollway dispute resolution boosts MIG - Business - www.smh.com.au
In the Ontario Superior Court of Justice yesterday Justice Cullity ruled in favour of 407 and dismissed an appeal by the provincial government against a prior decision that allowed 407 to set tolls on the expressway.
The Ontario government had argued that before increasing tolls on the highway, 407 was required by its contract to obtain government approval.
But 407 said it was only required to give the province 28 days advance notice of any pending toll increases.
www.smh.com.au /news/Business/Toronto-tollway-dispute-resolution-boosts-MIG/2005/01/07/1104832295859.html   (461 words)

  
 407 ETR owner ordered to pay in dispute with car dealer
But he says the 407 Express Toll Route's sensors didn't recognize his transponders, and billed him an extra fee charged to those vehicles using the highway without the device.
Min offered to settle for $8,000, but 407 ETR Concession Ltd. refused and passed his file over to a collection agency.
On Monday, a judge ruled that the owner of 407 ETR has a monopoly and substantial resources, and has a duty to exercise its power responsibly.
www.cbc.ca /canada/toronto/story/2006/11/07/dealer-etr.html   (1196 words)

  
 nwi.com
407 ETR allows commuters to avoid one of North America's busiest truck routes and has seen $900 million in additional investment under private operation.
407 ETR International is operated by a consortium of three companies: one from Spain, one from Australia and one from Canada.
Many attribute the public battles between provincial government and 407 ETR's private operator to the fact that the original 1999 contract to operate the toll road was kept under wraps.
www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2006/01/23/news/top_news/6668813828e0ca48862570fe001c7afc.txt   (1188 words)

  
 Call center leadership drives service for Canada's digital highway
The toll program for the 407 is similar to the E-ZPass system used on toll roads throughout the eastern United States from Virginia to Maine.
The call center for 407 ETR -- which typically takes calls regarding the purchase or repair of transponders, information about the program, and billing questions -- was struggling five years ago when Carver joined the company.
At 407 ETR, the company defined leadership, then accelerated managers' goals by attaching them to the bonus program, which they increased from annual to quarterly.
searchcrm.techtarget.com /originalContent/0,289142,sid11_gci1228015,00.html   (1674 words)

  
 H2K Jamaica: Toll Roads Around the World
The 407 ETR runs east-west across the north of Toronto - Canada's largest city - from Highway 403 in the west to Highway 48 in the east for a total of 69 kilometres.
The 407 ETR is like no other highway in the world - its technology has become a leading edge for all-electronic toll highways of the future.
The owners have committed to widen the 407 ETR as congestion levels increase, in order to provide a high quality of service.
www.h2kjamaica.com /about/tollroads.htm   (1026 words)

  
 TorontoSun.com - Mark Bonokoski - 407 ETR denies link to suicide
As written at the time, while it may not have been the years of harassing phone calls from the 407 ETR's collection agency that literally drove this John Dowling to the end of his rope, they were no doubt on his mind during the final moments before he hanged himself.
John K. Dowling -- the owner of various licence plates on various 407 ETR accounts, as well as the resident of various addresses with various dead ends -- was the man the 407 ETR wanted, not John E. Dowling.
The oxygen of potential publicity, however, is a powerful force -- all which led Dale Albers, manager of public relations for the 407 ETR to issue a statement after details of the Dowling file were brought to his attention.
www.torontosun.com /News/Columnists/Bonokoski_Mark/2006/03/17/1491975.html   (904 words)

  
 CANOE Money: Personal Finance
407 ETR will continue to offer lower rates when the highway is used during "off-peak", non-rush hour periods.
407 ETR Concession Company Limited ("407 ETR") is the operator and manager of Highway 407, which extends 108 kilometres east-west, just north of
407 International Inc., the sole shareholder of 407 ETR, is owned by a consortium comprised of Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, Macquarie Infrastructure Group and SNC-Lavalin.
cgi.money.canoe.ca /press_release/cnw.html?lang=en&id=20061229132200LD   (464 words)

  
 INTRIA — INTRIA Items Signs $3 Million Outsourcing Agreement with 407 ETR
The 407 ETR is a privately operated toll highway that runs 108 kilometres across the north side of the Greater Toronto Area.
Processing work for the agreement with 407 ETR is scheduled to begin immediately.
407 ETR is the operator and manager of 407 ETR, which extends 108 kilometres east-west, just north of Toronto.
www.intriaitemsinc.com /pr10.htm   (429 words)

  
 TheStar.com - News - Frequent 407 users to reap rewards
The 407 ETR company that runs the highway has already begun notifying about 100,000 customers that they are immediately entitled to free kilometres and instant gas savings based on their usage over the past six months.
Dale Albers, a spokesperson for 407 ETR confirmed the program was in the works but refused to discuss details.
The source said 407 ETR expects to give away 40 million weekend kilometres in the first year of the program; over the next four years, motorists could save as much as $40 million.
www.thestar.com /article/175878   (488 words)

  
 407 ETR Announces Rate Cut for Trucks
 407 ETR has launched a savings program for heavy vehicles that frequently use the highway.
The result was this specific commercial user rate relief package being incorporated into the recent legal agreement between the Ontario Government and the 407 which settled the outstanding dispute between them.
407 has developed a 3 tier billing system based on the customer’s payment history, usage of the highway and use of a transponder on every trip.  Their classification system works as follows:
www.ontruck.org /news/news/2006/pnews_2006_07_05_154336_i.php3   (300 words)

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