I took a couple of photos of the 407 today on a hazy day in Toronto to show the progress of the widening work between Hwys 400 and 404.
I've included some old pics for comparison purposes:
From the Dufferin Avenue overpass:
West in 2004:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_73_west_Jul04.jpg&hash=681a5ad9004c39ee2f4b5e14883319abe9274965)
2012:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_73_west_Jun12_forum.jpg&hash=bbb12c1dc545fbc5fbf8f13fc6b0469b05c34f86)
East in 2004:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_73_east_Jul04.jpg&hash=7b6e39ffdc09063e757411a3074b10d8a6a04c13)
An intermediary in 2006:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_73_east.jpg&hash=d84490f3b62a0b863b7beaa8a1babf3ea5994bbc)
2012:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_73_east_Jun12_forum.jpg&hash=ee9dd9545fa1127d8482b7dc6a1ca27974e0805d)
From Leslie Street:
Looking West in 2012. The shoulder lane is paved here:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_81_west_Jun12_forum.jpg&hash=14220d230dca8e5d5303bc5b817bc8dd6ba69f9b)
East:
2004:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_81_east_Jul04.jpg&hash=2474cfc5231e0c11cfc6ca5f9d2738326adb7481)
2011:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_81_east_Oct11.jpg&hash=2f786203676149e2c422ba6d71253424ec3a4444)
2012:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_407-409_images%2F407_cl_81_east_Jun12_forum.jpg&hash=1a29184284e5da302efee65b32375cf7d8a1fe03)
Work seems to be progressing quickly... the new lanes will likely be ready in a couple of weeks.