{
  "id": 2413992,
  "title": "Hwy. 400 speeds between Toronto and Muskoka increasing to 110 km/hr",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/hwy-400-speeds-between-toronto-and-muskoka-increasing-to-110-km-hr",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T17:49:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/21/hwy-400-speeds-between-toronto-and-muskoka-increasing-to-110-km-hr/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Drivers traveling north on Highway 400 this weekend will notice a speed increase. As of Friday, the speed limit will rise to 110 kilometres per hour between Highway 401 and Lake Joseph Road. This change is part of a broader initiative by the Ford government to expand 110 km/h speed limits across Ontario. The program, which began in 2019, has been rolled out in stages throughout the summer, covering approximately 860 kilometres, or 36 percent of the highway network. Other highways slated for speed increases later this summer include Highway 400 from Merlin Road to Highway 427, Highway 401 from Highway 404 to Highway 35/115, and Highway 401 from Sidney Street to CNR Overhead Bridge in Belleville, among others.",
  "summary": "Toronto-area drivers headed up north this weekend will be getting there a little bit faster. As of Friday, on Highway 400 between Highway 401 to Lake Joseph Road, the speed limit will increase to 110 kilometres an hour. Highway 400 is among four other highways where speeds will be increasing including Highway 115 from highway […]",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}