ON: The evolution of a ten lane highway

[AsphaltPlanet]

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:

2012:


East in 2004:

An intermediary in 2006:

2012:


From Leslie Street:
Looking West in 2012.  The shoulder lane is paved here:


East:
2004:

2011:

2012:


Work seems to be progressing quickly... the new lanes will likely be ready in a couple of weeks.