Онтариодағы шектеулі кіруге болатын Hanlon тас жолы

Limited access highway in Ontario

The Hanlon Expressway or Hanlon Parkway is a high capacity at grade suburban limited access road connecting Highway 401 with the city of Guelph in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels in a generally north–south direction on the city's west side. It is signed as Highway 6 for its entire length; from Wellington Street to Woodlawn Road it is concurrent with Highway 7. The speed limit alternates between 70 and 80 km/h (45 and 50 mph). The road was originally designed to be a freeway, but budget limitations precluded the construction of overpasses; apart from the interchanges with Highway 401, Laird Road, and Wellington Street West (Highway 7 and former Highway 24), all junctions are at grade intersections. There are also two railway crossings near the northern terminus, though both are for spur lines. The Hanlon is graded and landscaped similarly to a freeway, with broad flat shoulders and an open median. It was initially built between 1972 and 1975, after years of planning and engineering. The first interchange, at Wellington Street, was opened 25 years later in 2001. In late 2013, a second interchange was completed at Laird Road. The Government of Ontario has announced plans to build a new Highway 7 freeway bypass joining the current northern terminus of the Hanlon Expressway to the Conestoga Parkway in Kitchener; in line with this work, the Hanlon Expressway will be upgraded to 400 series standards. Long term plans call for a potential extension south of Highway 401 to meet Highway 6 south of Freelton.

As initially envisioned, the Hanlon Expressway will be upgraded to a controlled access highway by removing all existing at grade intersections and improving the highway to 400 series standards. Planning for this work initially began in the early 1990s with the EA for the section north of the Speed River, which resulted in the construction of the Wellington Street interchange. The EA for the section south of the Speed River began in early 2007. The Laird Road interchange and associated closing of the Clair Road intersection were the first projects completed as part of this work. The lack of ramps on the north side is due to the proximity of Stone Road to the north, where a full interchange will be constructed. A service road will be constructed along the west side of the expressway connecting Downey Road and Stone Road to provide better access to the YMCA,
which previous controversial plans had neglected. At College Road, an underpass will be built.