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Allen RoadWilliam R. Allen Road, known more commonly as Allen Road or simply The Allen (or, incorrectly, Allen Expressway), is a short expressway/freeway in Toronto, Ontario, which runs from slightly north of Sheppard Avenue to Eglinton Avenue in the south. It forms part of Toronto's municipal expressway system. Allen Road is the only built portion of the controversial Spadina Expressway, which was designed to link Highway 401 to the downtown core. Public opposition forced the Ontario provincial government of Premier Bill Davis to halt construction of the expressway. Allen Road is named after late Metro Toronto Chairman William R. Allen and maintained by the City of Toronto. Attractions along the road include the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Downsview Park. Construction Phase - Lawrence to Yorkdale 1964
- Lawrence to Eglinton 1976
- Yorkdale to Sheppard 1982
Source: Toronto Expressways - Transfer Points - Feb 2004 - pp8 Subway A portion of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line from Sheppard Avenue in the north to Eglinton Avenue to the south runs along, within, or near to the highway. The portion from Wilson Avenue to Eglinton Avenue runs in the median of the highway. South of Transit Road (a collector road just north of Highway 401), Allen Road is a four-lane urban freeway (with the Y-U-S subway line in median) with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). North of Transit Road, Allen Road is a four-lane at-grade expressway with a speed limit of 70 km/h (45 mph) until it reaches Sheppard Avenue West to become Dufferin Street. Spadina Expressway Extension The section of the Allen north of Highway 401 was to be the next phase of the Spadina Expressway, which was to be extended northwards to Highway 7. South of Eglinton Avenue, the Spadina Expressway would have been extended to Spadina Avenue and Harbord Street, with a potential link to the Gardiner Expressway. That opportunity came and went in 1983. No extensions are likely, due to the even greater opposition likely today and the high cost of any potential extension. Related links External links
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