Ontario taxpayers are set to spend $9.1 million to learn if or how it is feasible to build a tunnel under Highway 401.

The province issued a request for proposals for the study in the spring, and a spokesperson for Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says WSP Canada Inc. was recently awarded the contract.

Before a feasibility study was even started, Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke often and in detail about his vision for a tunnel.

Ford laid out his plan for the tunnel to be 19.5 metres wide and three levels, with one level each for eastbound and westbound traffic and another for transit.

Related: • Ford envisions three-level tunnel under Highway 401, feasibility study not started • Ford government takes ‘significant step’ forward with 401 tunnel plan: Transportation Minister

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