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CALEDON, ONT. — The Ontario government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to design that will connect to the future Highway 413.

Specifically, the province is seeking proposals to design a 9.1-kilometre extension from Highway 410 at Countryside Drive north to Highway 413, and from Highway 413 west to Highway 10. This extension will give drivers a direct link between the two highways, cutting travel times and relieving gridlock on local roads, a release reads.

The extension of Highway 410 is one of several projects underway as work begins on the new Highway 413 corridor. In August, Ontario awarded the  to build Highway 413. In addition, the province recently completed upgrades to the Highway 401/407 interchange, the western terminus of Highway 413.

Once complete, Highway 413 will extend from Highway 400 in the east to the Highway 401/407 interchange in the west.

°µÍø½ûÇøion of Highway 413 will support more than 6,000 jobs per year, the release adds.