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84-512: The name "Bramalea" was created by the farmer William Sheard, who integrated the BRAM from Brampton, MAL from Malton (then a neighbouring town which is now a part of Mississauga ), and the LEA, an old British word meaning meadow or grassland. He sold the land to Brampton Leasing developers and built one of Bramalea's first houses on the intersection of Bramalea Road and Avondale Boulevard. Mr. Sheard owned

168-578: A 10-year period at a cost of $ 6.5 million. Some businesses re-opened and others closed permanently. The "Four Corners" of Malton never regained its former vitality. The office and manufacturing plant facilities, on the Southwest corner of Airport and Derry Road, that was built by National Steel Car 1938–1942, and subsequently used by Victory Aircraft (1942–1945), A.V. Roe Canada (1945), de Havilland Canada (1962), Douglas Aircraft (1965), McDonnell Douglas Canada (1981), and Boeing Canada (1997)

252-523: A cloverleaf, the new interchange with the QEW was built over 48.5 ha (120 acres) and required the construction of 19 bridges and the equivalent of 42 km (26 mi) of two-lane roadway. The project involved the temporary diversion of QEW traffic to an overpass that would eventually be used for The Queensway . Construction began in September 1968, although preliminary work had been ongoing since 1966;

336-537: A complicated interchange , providing northbound access to Evans Avenue and the Gardiner Expressway, and southbound access to The Queensway , QEW/Gardiner Expressway, and Evans Avenue. North of the interchange, the lanes from Brown's Line diverge and form the collector lanes of a collector-express system . Flyover ramps to and from the QEW/Gardiner pass over the southbound lanes and converge to form

420-448: A large cloverleaf at the QEW, the latter of which would become one of the worst bottlenecks in the province a decade after its completion, according to Minister of Transportation Charles MacNaughton . By September 1956, it was possible to bypass Toronto entirely on the four lane divided highway composed of Highway   401 and Highway   27. Highway   401 was extended to the west soon after, but Highway   27 remained

504-531: A large parcel of cattle grazing land that was purchased by the new venture. The community had an extensive Master Plan, which included provisions for a parkland trail system of "green belts" that followed small rivulets that feed the Etobicoke Creek and a "downtown", which would include essential services and a shopping centre . The downtown area's centrepiece was the Civic Centre , which included

588-571: A major traffic route for the western portion of Toronto ( Etobicoke ), the northeastern portion of Mississauga ( Malton ), the southeastern portion of Brampton ( Claireville ), and the western portion of Vaughan ( Woodbridge ). The section of Highway   427 between Highway   401 and Dundas Street is a heavily traversed transit corridor; the 1.61-kilometre (1.00 mi) stretch between Burnhamthorpe and Rathburn saw an average of over 400,000 vehicles and over 5,000 buses per day in 2016, including express buses from GO Transit , MiWay , and

672-497: A new bus terminal was built on the corner of Morning Star Dr. and Goreway Dr. An overbridge at railway crossing on Torbram Drive has been started and will soon begin construction. Malton Route 107 travel times have been reduced since the completion of the Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) transitway. There is one new pools at the community centre, there used to be one in the high school but as of 2022 it

756-727: A new loop ramp from the Highway   427 southbound collectors to the Gardiner, aimed at relieving the congestion in the express lanes created by the southbound collector-to-express transfer near Bloor Street, as the collector lanes originally lacked direct access to the Toronto-bound QEW (downloaded from the province in 1998 to become the part of the Gardiner). The Gardiner Expressway also received an off-ramp to Sherway Gardens , which necessitated an underpass to be implemented in

840-404: A police station, which was built before the other structures, (closed in 2008 in order to move into the new Peel Region offices), a bus terminal which was built as a "dial-a-bus" hub, a Holiday Inn (closed and being converted into a senior's residence), and a collection of seniors' retirement homes. Chinguacousy Park was created nearby, to the northeast of Bramalea Road and Queen Street. A ski hill

924-485: A population of 350. The introduction of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1854, allowed better access to Toronto markets for local farmers and Malton thrived as a result. The village of Malton was subdivided in 1855. The population was 600 in 1864. Malton was chosen as the county seat in 1867, but Brampton contested the decision and was awarded the county seat a year later. Its economic prosperity declined, as did

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1008-492: A short freeway north of Highway   401 known as the Airport Expressway . Both routes were upgraded throughout the 1950s and 1960s, eventually becoming intertwined into the present configuration in 1972. The freeway was extended north from Pearson Airport to Highway 7 over the following twenty years. Construction of an extension north to York Regional Road 25 ( Major Mackenzie Drive ) began in 2017 and

1092-609: A total purchase of 1410.8 acres (including 108 acres for National Steel Car and 243.73 for Department of National Defence). The Chapman Farm house was the first airport terminal (1937). In 1939, a wooden terminal that was identical to the one built at Toronto City Centre Airport, replaced the Chapman Farm House as the airport terminal. Malton Airport was also the site of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities during

1176-618: A two-lane highway north of it. During the early 1960s, Toronto International Airport was expanded with the construction of the Aeroquay One terminal. To serve the expected demand of the airport expansion, the DHO built a new four-lane freeway known as the Toronto Airport Expressway which opened on January 3, 1964. This new route ran north from Highway   401 at Renforth Drive to Dixon/Airport Roads (roughly followed

1260-640: Is Ontario's second busiest freeway by volume and the third busiest in North America , behind Highway 401 and Interstate 405 in California . Like Highway   401, a portion of the route is divided into a collector-express system with twelve to fourteen continuous lanes. Notable about Highway   427 are its several multi-level interchanges; the junctions with the QEW/Gardiner Expressway and Highway   401 are two of

1344-752: Is being turned into a new youth hub, (Malton Youth Hub). There are two new ambulance stations on either side of Malton and one new fire hall. Ontario Highway 427 King's Highway 427 (pronounced "four twenty-seven"), also known as Highway 427 and colloquially as the 427 , is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that runs from the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) and Gardiner Expressway in Toronto to Major Mackenzie Drive ( York Regional Road   25 ) in Vaughan . It

1428-537: The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) . The freeway is also the main feeder to Toronto Pearson International Airport from the north and south, as a considerable amount of traffic from Highway   401 (eastbound), the QEW/Gardiner Expressway, and Highway   407 make use of the route for airport access. First designated in 1972, Highway   427 assumed the recently completed 12-lane collector-express freeway of Highway 27 , as well as

1512-583: The West Humber River where it drains from the Claireville Reservoir. The highway crosses Steeles Avenue and enters Vaughan , as it approaches a fourth and final sprawling interchange with Highway   407. It then interchanges with Highway 7 ( York Regional Road 7 ), Langstaff Road (Regional Road 72), Rutherford Road (Regional Road 73), and ends at a trumpet interchange with Major MacKenzie Drive   (Regional Road 25), with

1596-413: The "Four Corners" (the intersection of Airport and Derry Road) of Malton. The "blowtorch" flame was 150 feet high and the heat was estimated to be 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. Consumer's Gas finally shut the gas off about 4 hours later. The Avronian Restaurant, Langford's Variety, Malton Hardware and Baker's Lumber were blown apart. The fire consumed Pat's Steak on a Bun and Sit n' Eat restaurants and damaged

1680-440: The 1950s onward. The Malton Minor Hockey Association MMHA was founded in 1949. Malton Arena was built in 1968. The arena was renamed Paul Coffey Arena on September 23, 2016. The MMHA became defunct in 2005. Malton Renegades ran a very successful minor lacrosse program however it also folded in 1982 when they joined with Erindale, Cawthra to form Mississauga Minor lacrosse. Clarkson, the last remaining separate minor club within

1764-444: The 1968 Voter list 16242. Wrenwood Crescent and Yuma on 16243. Corliss Crescent, Darcel Avenue, Wyewood Road, Custer Crescent, Meyer Drive, Morningstar Drive, Bayswater Crescent, Madiera Road, Magic Court, Harwick Drive, Topping Road, Wainbrook Road, Dellaport Drive, Woodruff Crescent and Crabtree Crescent also appear on the 1968 Voter lists. On Saturday, October 25, 1969 at 2:55 PM a natural gas line leak caused an explosion and fire at

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1848-519: The 1970s and 80s saw this shift to the South Asian and Caribbean population, who continue to make up the predominant demographic in Malton today. Malton's proximity to Pearson International Airport , originally Malton Airport, is often cited as part of the reason it has become a popular initial place of settlement for immigrants, contributing to the tremendous population growth that has occurred from

1932-468: The Bank of Nova Scotia, Malton Fruit Market (Longo's), Abell's Drug Store and Shirley's Pool Hall. 75-year-old Jean Perigo was killed instantly and 20 other people were injured. Two houses, 17 businesses and 49 cars were destroyed. 18 families who live in apartments above the stores were homeless. Over 350 families were evacuated. The total damage was estimated to be $ 1.5 million. Reconstruction took place over

2016-871: The City limits would also join in the late 80's. A Jr "C" team also played out of the Malton Arena for a number of years. Malton is served by the Peel District School Board , which operates secular English-language public schools. The Conseil scolaire Viamonde operates regional French-language secular public schools. Malton's Catholic community is served by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board , which operates English-language Catholic schools. The Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud operates regional French-language Catholic schools. As of 2010,

2100-649: The Township of Chinguacousy was merged along with the township of Toronto Gore with the Town of Brampton, to become the City of Brampton. Directly across Team Canada Drive from the Civic Centre, Bramalea Limited had built a shopping centre starting in the late 1960s named Bramalea City Centre . The two centrepieces were connected by a short underground passageway under Team Canada Drive, which has long since been sealed due to "hooligan" activities. Other features included

2184-535: The airport and extensive industrial areas. All of the roads in this area are named after cities in the United Kingdom . Mimico Creek flows through Malton. The oldest portion of Malton is located on the northwest corner of Airport and Derry Roads. Together, the Malton and Britannia Woods areas compose Ward 5 . The Second Purchase from the Mississauga Indians on Wednesday, October 28, 1818,

2268-434: The collector and express lanes north of this point, referred to as "The Basketweave", with the northbound express-to-collector transfer also having an offramp to Dundas Street. North of Dundas, the highway has a northbound right-in/right-out (RIRO) interchange with Gibbs Road, the first of several that provide collector lane access to minor streets that mostly connect to The East Mall and The West Mall, which run parallel with

2352-479: The collector lanes would continue the Highway   27 routing while the express lanes would shift westward to meet the rebuilt Airport Expressway. The reconstructed interchange also including connections to Eglinton Avenue (ultimately meant for the proposed but never-built municipal Richview Expressway ) from all directions except for Highway   401 east of that interchange, while Carlingview Drive received ramps to Highway   401 east of that interchange. While

2436-474: The collector-express section of the freeway. The highway passes beneath Bloor Street but has no interchange with it. A full interchange is provided shortly after with Burnhamthorpe Road, southwest of Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute . Across from the school, another RIRO provides access from the southbound lanes to Holiday Drive and The West Mall. Following the off-ramp, to the north, is a half-cloverleaf interchange with Rathburn Road, which provides access from

2520-615: The construction of the interchange between the two freeways. By the beginning of 1980, this work was completed, and construction was progressing on the section north to Rexdale Boulevard, which opened by the end of the year. In 1982, construction began on the next section of Highway   427, which would extend it to just north of the West Humber River, afterwards the freeway would narrow to two lanes and continue on as Indian Line until an intersection with Albion Road ( Highway   50 ). This project included an interchange with

2604-409: The conventional bridge widening practice of the expansion using a similar construction to the original bridge since post-tensioned concrete additions require falsework which in turn would close down Highway 407 ETR lanes for extended periods. The completed HOT lanes stretch from south of Highway 409 to north of Rutherford Road. In conjunction with the widening work, and in anticipation of the opening of

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2688-455: The demarcation line. Several ramps diverge at this point to provide access to Pearson Airport, and the freeway narrows to eight lanes. From here to just south of Finch Avenue , the freeway follows the boundary line between Toronto and Mississauga. It encounters the third multi-level junction along its length, with Highway   409, which provides access to the airport as well as the southbound to eastbound movement that cannot be performed at

2772-425: The design, financing, and construction of the extension, as well as its maintenance for thirty years. Construction required the periodic closure of eleven roads, as well as the removal of Regional Road   99. McGillivray Road was realigned at Rutherford Road, as was the intersection of Huntington Road and Major Mackenzie Drive. The extension north to Major Mackenzie Drive opened on September   18, 2021, after

2856-572: The directional ramp from the Highway   427 southbound express to the Hamilton-bound QEW. An 800-metre (2,600 ft) four-lane arterial road designated as Regional Road 99 was opened in the autumn of 2008 by York Region. This road unofficially extended Highway   427's northern terminus from Highway   7 to a signalized intersection with Zenway Boulevard, and mainly served to provide improved access to Highway   27 and Highway 50 . York Regional Road   99

2940-418: The district at Bramalea GO Station , located at Steeles Avenue and Bramalea Road. Some people have nicknamed Bramalea "Bramladesh" due to the increase of South Asians. Peel District School Board operates Bramalea Secondary School . 43°43′30″N 79°43′3″W  /  43.72500°N 79.71750°W  / 43.72500; -79.71750 Malton, Ontario Malton is a neighbourhood in

3024-598: The east half of Lot 10, Conc. 7. Joseph built a cabin 16x20, cleared and fenced 5 acres, cleared the roadway in front of the property within 18 months to comply with the conditions of his land grant. Other early settlers included: In the 1840s, the Blanchard family cleared land northwest of the Four Corners and the area became the Village of Malton. In 1850, when Toronto Township was incorporated, Malton had

3108-472: The existing Richview Memorial Cemetery. On Highway   401 this required the removal of the existing interchange with Highway   27 as well as the half-cloverleaf interchange with the Airport Expressway which was 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west as both were originally conceived as separate routes. These two interchanges were replaced with a single large junction, where north of Highway   401

3192-614: The existing interchange with Highway   27. In 1963, MacNaughton announced that Highway 401 would be widened from a four-lane highway to a collector-express system, modeled after the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago . Plans were soon developed to apply this model to the QEW between Highway   27 and Royal York Road and to Highway   27 between the QEW and Highway   401, and were unveiled to Etobicoke council on October   13, 1966. Design work followed and

3276-460: The express lanes. This collector-express system serves to divide local traffic from freeway-to-freeway traffic; the express lanes provide access between the QEW/Gardiner Expressway and Highway   401, while the collector lanes provide local access between those interchanges. After crossing Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tracks, the freeway interchanges with Dundas Street (former Highway 5 ). A set of criss-crossing ramps provide access between

3360-476: The extension included direct access to the airport and Dixon/Airport Roads, north of which at a temporary terminus it defaulted to Indian Line. Highway   401's new junction with Highway   27 remains the largest interchange in Canada as it sprawls over 156 ha (385 acres) and required the construction of 28 bridges and the equivalent of 46.6 km (29 mi) of two-lane roadway, being built around

3444-655: The extension north of Highway 7, exit numbers were added (still ongoing as of late 2021), starting with the northern sections of the highway. An environmental assessment was completed on a northward extension of Highway   427 to Major Mackenzie Drive to relieve traffic issues on Regional Road   27 and 50, as well as provide improved access to the Canadian Pacific Intermodal Terminal, with construction beginning in May 2017. The project included HOT lanes as far north as Rutherford Road, and

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3528-531: The extension of Finch Avenue west from Humberline Drive to Steeles Avenue and was completed in late 1984. Highway   427 was extended north to Highway   7 in Vaughan beginning with the construction of the interchange between the two in 1988. The extension followed a new alignment since this has sufficient right-of-way for future expansion and a junction with the initial phase of Highway   407, as opposed to upgrading Indian Line and incorporating it into

3612-416: The fourth-level flyover ramp from westbound Highway   407 to Highway   427 southbound by 1991, following by the third-level flyover ramp from Highway   427 northbound to Highway   407 westbound, and the interchange was finally put into service when Highway   407 opened in 1997. In 2001-02, modifications were made to the interchange with the QEW and Gardiner Expressway . This included

3696-456: The freeway. The extension was opened in late 1991, with the Highway   7 interchange only half-completed since the freeway would not be extended further north until 2021. Access to Indian Line from Albion Road ( Highway   50 ) was then closed off to vehicular traffic. The final at-grade intersections were removed in the early 1990s, the first being the signalized left turn from the southbound lanes with eastbound Highway   409 which

3780-517: The installation of high-mast lighting, median barriers, and the addition of high-occupancy toll lanes (HOT) in both directions, and was completed in 2021 in conjunction with the Vaughan Extension (see below). One of the challenges during this project was widening the Highway 427 bridges crossing Highway 407 ETR, with the solution being steel box girders added on either side of the existing post-tensioned concrete structures , as opposed to

3864-408: The interchange opened to traffic on November   14, 1969. The existing Airport Expressway was removed in its entirety, as the DHO deemed it insufficient for future expansion beyond an airport access road, but its replacement in the form of the Highway   427 extension (also known as the Airport Expressway until 1980) still followed roughly the same alignment. Like the former Airport Expressway,

3948-558: The interchange with Highway   401 to the south. Highway   427 continues straight north and narrows again to six lanes. After crossing the Kitchener GO line , it passes west of Woodbine Racetrack and interchanges with Rexdale Boulevard /Derry Road and Finch Avenue. The freeway bends slightly eastward, diverging from the Toronto/Mississauga boundary to briefly run exclusively through Toronto again. It crosses

4032-460: The largest interchanges in Ontario and were constructed between 1967 and 1971, while the interchanges with Highway 409 and Highway 407 were completed in 1992 and 1995, respectively. Highway   427 is one of two complete north-south freeways in Toronto, the only other one being Highway   404 / Don Valley Parkway serving North York and Scarborough. Highway   427 serves as

4116-464: The legal dispute was settled. There is a planned extension that would see the freeway pushed north to near Bolton to meet the proposed Highway 413 , should that highway be constructed. On April 30, 2024, the Ontario provincial government confirmed it will start constructing Ontario Highway 413 in 2025 after coming to an agreement with the Canadian federal government , and Highway 413 would be

4200-482: The location of a 'million dollar, world class airport' (now Toronto Pearson International Airport) and location for a new Aircraft manufacturing Industry. In April 1937, Land agents representing the Toronto Harbour Commission approached the farmers of Malton who owned Lots 6-10 on Concession 5 and 6 to acquire land for Malton Airport. The farmers were: In 1937 the agreements were drawn up for

4284-419: The new Airport Expressway. North of Highway   401, while the existing Highway   27 remained a provincial route as it transitioned from an expressway to an arterial road, the parallel section of Highway   427 effectively served as a freeway bypass. At the recently-opened interchange between Highway   401 and Highway   427, the off-ramp from westbound Highway   401 to Carlingview Drive

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4368-404: The new interchange with the QEW was opened to traffic on November   14, 1969, the more complex Highway   401 junction required several more years of construction staging, fully opening on December   4, 1971 (though portions were opened in the weeks prior to that). On that same date, Highway   427 was inaugurated as it assumed the collector-express portion of Highway   27 and

4452-529: The north part of the former Fred Codlin farm and built 200 military-style houses for war-time workers. "Victory Village" streets had war-time references; Victory , McNaughton ( Andrew McNaughton , commander of the Canadian Forces in the UK), Churchill and Lancaster ( Avro Lancasters were built at Victory Aircraft from 1943 to 1945). Victory Community Hall was built shortly after (at Victory Park) and

4536-441: The northbound exit ramp defaulting into Garnet Williams Way, a local side street. Although Highway   427 was not officially designated until 1972, several sections of freeway were already in place prior to that date. The designation was applied following the completion of the interchanges at the QEW and Highway   401 as well as the expansion of the section between them into a collector-express system . Highway   27

4620-405: The northbound lanes and to the southbound lanes. Transfers provide a second and final opportunity to cross between the express and collector lanes, or vice versa, south of the complicated 1.56-square-kilometre (0.60 sq mi) Highway   401 interchange. A final RIRO provides southbound access to and from Eringate Drive, after which the collector lanes diverge, and the express lanes cross

4704-509: The northeastern part of the city of Mississauga , Ontario , Canada, located to the northwest of Toronto . Malton is bounded by Highway 427 to the east, the Brampton city limits (a Canadian National Railway (CN) rail line) to the north, Airport Road to the west, and a second CN line and Toronto Pearson International Airport to the south. Malton is unique in that it does not adjoin any other Mississauga neighbourhood, being separated by

4788-480: The population, to 200. The opportunity for advancement was dealt another blow when the Credit Valley Railway came to Dixie, Streetsville, Meadowvale and Churchville in 1879. Malton suffered with the drop in shipping business. Malton was organized as a police village in 1914. In 1937, Malton experienced a major shift from agricultural to an industrial economy when 13 farms were selected to become

4872-578: The project and the five completed Arrows were dismantled. After the cancellation of the Avro Arrow program in 1959, the plant was operated by de Havilland Canada (1962), Douglas Aircraft (1965) McDonnell Douglas Canada (1981), and Boeing Canada (1997) before being demolished in 2005. The Ridgewood subdivision was built in the mid-1950s. Ridgewood (Justine Drive, Capricorn Crescent, Michaud Avenue, Honeysuckle Avenue, Sonja Road, Minotola Avenue, Etude Drive, Lipomanis Drive (Cambrett) and Hermitage Road)

4956-594: The proposed northern terminus of Highway 427. The Highway   427 Extension Transportation Needs Assessment Study examined further extensions; connections with the Bradford Bypass freeway, as well as Highway 400 and Highway 11 north of Barrie were considered. In the past decade, there has been little discussion of this highway extension due to concerns with traversing the Oak Ridges Moraine and Minesing Wetlands . The following table lists

5040-412: The route begins at Coules Court, where it continues as Brown's Line , once the southernmost stretch of Highway   27. Alderwood Plaza, located on the east side of the route, has a parking lot which provides access to the highway; this is the only at-grade access along the length of the route. The four-lane road splits into a divided highway and descends below Evans Avenue. The highway weaves through

5124-401: The same alignment as today's Highway 427) where it tied in with and downgraded into Indian Line . The Airport Expressway featured a connection with the western terminus of Richview Sideroad at the southern end of the interchange with Highway   401 as well as an interchange with Renforth Drive. On Highway   401 the Airport Expressway interchange was located 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west on

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5208-528: The southbound collectors. The collector lanes cross Eglinton Avenue at a half-cloverleaf interchange and then dives under Highway   401 while transitioning into Highway   27, while the express lanes interchange with Highway   401 and continue the route of Highway   427. The Highway 427 express lanes and ramps connecting to Highway 401 are constructed around the Richview Memorial Cemetery. Highway   427 passes through

5292-527: The sprawling Highway 401 interchange and becomes displaced approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west. There are no ramps to provide access from southbound Highway   427 to eastbound Highway   401 and vice versa, as this connection is handled by Highway 409 . Highway 427 crosses Renforth Drive and then curves to the east of Runway   24R and 24L of Toronto Pearson International Airport . Shortly thereafter, it crosses and interchanges with Dixon Road and Airport Road, between which it forms

5376-435: The township's council chamber, a library, live stage theatre, fire dispatch control centre, post office, and the fledgling Rogers Cable community production centre. This building was funded and built by Bramalea's agreement to maintain a particular balance of residential/industrial taxation base. In default, and in lieu of cash payment, Bramalea offered the Civic Centre as recompense. The township accepted. Shortly thereafter,

5460-548: The war-time years. National Steel Car built a manufacturing plant in 1938. It produced Westland Lysanders and was subcontractor for production of other aircraft. On November 4, 1942, the Federal government expropriated National Steel Car and set up the crown corporation called Victory Aircraft . Victory Aircraft produced Avro Lancaster bombers from 1942 to 1945. In 1942, the Canadian Government expropriated

5544-645: The west, particularly Brampton and the other parts of Mississauga. Among other things, the tiny neighbourhood borders the airport, Brampton, Vaughan and Etobicoke . As such, it is very strategically placed and important to the flow of people and goods throughout the Greater Toronto Area . Law enforcement in Malton is provided by the Peel Regional Police . There is a police buildings in the local mall. The post-war period saw waves of Italian and Polish immigrants settle in Malton, while

5628-536: Was built up using fill excavated from residential basements. Each phase of the new city was built with progressing first letters of street names . Development started with the "A" section, with street names like Alderbury, Argyle, Avondale, and Aloma. Then a "B" section was created, "C" section, and so forth. Eventually development reached the M-, N- and P-sections south of Bovaird Drive. Most incorporated local schools, greenspace and pathways. The Zero Lot Line housing concept

5712-469: Was completed by May 1967. The widening of Highway   27 required the demolition and rebuilding of overpasses at Bloor Street, Burnhamthorpe Road, and Rathburn Road constructed just over a decade earlier. The rest of the route was rebuilt by September 1968, the next stage involved the reconstruction of the interchanges with QEW and Highway   401 which were reconfigured into complicated multi-level interchanges to permit free-flow movement. Replacing

5796-443: Was demolished in 2005. Orenda Aerospace Division, Magellan Aerospace Corporation continues to operate at 3160 Derry Road east. Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Canada Aerospace, Inc. (MHICA) celebrated their 10-year anniversary in May, 2016. MHICA is a recognized North American Tier 1 heavy aerostructure manufacturer. In addition to the airport, Malton has great importance as a transportation link between Toronto and its suburbs to

5880-659: Was designated as a two-lane road travelling north from Highway 2 ( Lake Shore Boulevard ) towards Barrie . As Toronto grew outwards following the annexation of various municipalities , the Ontario Department of Highways (DHO) began planning for a bypass of the city, aptly named the Toronto Bypass . A significant portion of this bypass was designed to be incorporated into the Transprovincial Highway, now Highway   401. The remainder

5964-484: Was designed to follow the existing right-of-way of Highway   27 between the QEW and Richview Sideroad (now Eglinton Avenue). Construction of the Toronto Bypass began near Yonge Street in 1949 (along present-day Highway   401) and on the four-laning of Highway   27 in 1953. The Highway   27 work involved the construction of two interchanges: a three-way interchange at Highway   401 and

6048-572: Was erected into the Town of Mississauga in 1967, the Police Village of Malton was dissolved. Mississauga became a city in 1974. The Trans-Canada Airport terminal replaced the wooden terminal in 1949. The Trans-Canada Terminal was replaced by the Aeroquay Terminal in 1964. A.V. Roe Canada Limited was established on December 1, 1945 and assumed control of Victory Aircraft. In 1946, A.V. Roe acquired Turbo Research Limited, which

6132-674: Was first settled in 1820 by Richard Halliday. There is no Halliday listed in the Land Registry papers, so he probably was a squatter and then rented, or his purchase was not registered. Halliday was the local blacksmith and innkeeper, and he named the settlement Malton, after his home in England, Malton, North Yorkshire . Another early settler was Joseph Tomlinson. His land petition was dated August 25, 1819. He and his wife Mary came to Malton in August 1820 to claim his 100-acre land grant;

6216-448: Was for 648,000 acres. Toronto Township received 34,556 acres, increasing its total acreage to 64,125. The Toronto Township expansion included Malton Village. The village of Malton took up the east half of Lot 11, Concession 6, East of Hurontario Street (EHS). This was the 100-acre land grant of Joseph Price that was designated in 1821. Most sources say Malton was first settled in 1819 or 1820. The northeast corner of Toronto Township

6300-639: Was later renamed Orenda Engines . On August 10, 1949, the Avro Jetliner made its first flight. On January 19, 1950 the CF-100 Jet Interceptor/Fighter made its maiden flight. By 1958, Malton acquired an international reputation as a leader in aeronautical design and manufacturing. Malton was the home of the famous Avro Arrow , Canada's first supersonic aircraft, still believed to have been years ahead of its time. On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker terminated

6384-472: Was opened on September   18, 2021. Highway 427 is the second-busiest freeway in Canada with an average of 300,000 vehicles that use it between the QEW and Highway   401 per day. The section between Burnhamthorpe Road and Rathburn Road has an annual average daily traffic (AADT) count of 353,100. The route was 19.9 km (12.4 mi) long from 1991 until 2021, with the latest extension bringing it to approximately 27 km. At its southern terminus,

6468-543: Was originally called "Malton Defence Homes Subdivision". Marvin Heights subdivision was built in the late 1950s (Redstone Road, Homeside Gardens, Bonaventure Drive and Chinook Drive). The Westwood subdivision was started in the mid-1960s (Morning Star Drive, Darcel Avenue, Dunrankin Drive). Laddie Crescent was established in 1967. Darla Drive, Discus Crescent, Lockington Crescent, Monica Drive, and Rockhill Road are listed on

6552-406: Was permanently closed on August   8, 2020, to make way for the extension of Highway   427 northwards to Major MacKenzie Drive (Regional Road 25), which also involved constructing an overpass for Zenway Boulevard to cross the extended freeway. A section of Highway   427 between Campus Road-Fasken Drive and Highway 7 was expanded to four lanes in each direction. This project included

6636-764: Was pioneered in the G- and H-sections ("The Villages of Central Park"), in an affordable housing joint venture between developers and the Ontario Government called the Home Ownership Made Easy ("HOME") project. Bramalea is the location of the Stellantis Canada automotive plant, which was formerly a Chrysler facility and originally developed by American Motors for the manufacture of its Eagle Premier sedan (a joint venture with Renault ). GO Transit provides commuter rail service to

6720-401: Was planned to extend Highway   427 north along Indian Line (although a 680 m (2,230 ft) stretch of that road would be retained to maintain access to driveways) to the future Highway   407, where ramps would direct northbound traffic onto Highway   27. An extension north of Dixon/Airport Roads began in 1976 as part of the work to build Highway   409, and it included

6804-425: Was renovated in 2010. There were two other streets in the Village, Anson Ave. & Merrit Ave. Anson ran horizontally at the top of Lancaster. Merrit ran behind Churchill Ave. Originally on the border ( Airport Road ) between Toronto Gore and Toronto Townships, Malton became part of Toronto Township in 1952, following the annexation of that part of Toronto Gore south of Steeles Avenue . When Toronto Township

6888-408: Was replaced by a flyover ramp in 1992, and the second being at Morning Star Drive where an overpass was constructed in 1994 to extend the street across the freeway to Humberwood Boulevard, making Highway   427 a fully controlled-access freeway for its entire length. Work on the interchange with Highway   407 proceeded in stages, starting with the underpasses for Highway   407 as well as

6972-468: Was scheduled to open in 2021, with the HOT lanes opening the following year. However, a pending legal dispute between the provincial government and the constructor delayed the opening of the extension in late April 2021. The extension was built by Link 427, a consortium of six companies that tendered the winning bid to Infrastructure Ontario , The project was estimated at a cost of $ 616 million, and included

7056-510: Was temporarily signed as "Airport Expressway", since Carlingview Drive had a temporary on-ramp to northbound Highway   427 near the Renforth Drive underpass but that on-ramp was closed in the early 1970s. Direct access from westbound Highway   401 to northbound Highway   427 would be restored a few years later once Highway 409 opened, which had greater capacity then the short-lived Carlingview ramps. Ultimately, it

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