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Ontario is one of Canada\u2019s 10 provinces, but what makes it remarkable is that it is home to two of the country\u2019s main cities Toronto<\/strong> and the capital, Ottawa.<\/strong> It has over a third of Canada\u2019s total population, more than 13 million people, and is home to the bulk of the country\u2019s industry, so it is no surprise that it needs good connections to link all its cities and people.<\/p>\n

For this reason, the 407 ETR highway<\/a> in Toronto was opened in 1997. It runs parallel to the city\u2019s first ring-road, highway 401, which is one of the busiest roads in North America.<\/p>\n

This Canadian highway is 108 kilometres long, and has 200 entrance and exit points, 137 bridges and 80 underpasses. Furthermore, it has one of the most advanced open road tolling (ORT) systems, which means drivers do not have to stop to pay, making it the world\u2019s first fully electronic highway.<\/p>\n

Electronic innovation: Free flow<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The road has an innovative system for toll collection<\/strong>, so instead of having to stop at the tollbooth and cause mile-long tailbacks, the highway\u2019s technology detects the vehicles through number plate transponders, calculates the route taken, and then charges the amount due. The best thing is that drivers pay a toll that corresponds to the time saved by using the highway.<\/p>\n

The highway 407 <\/a> now has more than a million electronic toll prepayment\u00a0<\/strong> otherwise known as transponders among its users, which means that over a million drivers consider this road to be a fast, safe and reliable option.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take a look at\u00a0Canada\u2019s 407 ETR highway\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Infography<\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ontario is one of Canada\u2019s 10 provinces, but what makes it remarkable is that it is home to two of the country\u2019s main cities Toronto and the capital, Ottawa. It has over a third of Canada\u2019s total population, more than 13 million people, and is home to the bulk of the country\u2019s industry, so it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"nivel-1":[4429,6273],"nivel-2":[4676,4746,5771,6160,4785,4774],"nivel-3":[4844],"nivel-4":[],"nivel-5":[5610],"topic":[7299,7300,7295],"coauthors":[228],"class_list":["post-19027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","post_format-post-format-image","nivel-1-autopistas","nivel-1-highways","nivel-2-expressways","nivel-2-innovation","nivel-2-management","nivel-2-projects","nivel-2-road-network","nivel-2-tolls","nivel-3-canada-en","nivel-5-407-etr-en","topic-management-and-strategy","topic-technology-and-innovation","topic-transportation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n407 ETR highway the world's first all-electronic toll road - Ferrovial Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 407 ETR highway features one of the world's most advanced open road tolling (ORT) systems. 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