Highway 407 ETR (Toronto)

A 108 km all-electronic toll highway across the north of the Greater Toronto Area, presented by its operator as the world’s first all-electronic, open-access toll highway. The original 69 km central section opened in June 1997 and tolling began that October. Vehicles are charged at highway speed, by transponder or from their licence plate, with no toll booths. The highway is operated by 407 ETR Concession Company under a lease from the Province of Ontario, to which it will return at the end of the lease; its owners are CPP Investments (50.01%), Cintra, a Ferrovial subsidiary (43.23%), and AtkinsRéalis (6.76%).