Services

A new "ONroute" service station near Tilbury.
Highway 401 features 19 service centres controlled by the MTO. These service centres were announced in 1961 following public outcry to the lack of rest stops. They provide a place to park, rest, eat and refuel 24 hours a day.<sup id="cite_ref-FtF93_7-12" class="reference">
[7]</sup>
The centres were originally leased to and operated by several major gasoline distributors; however, those companies have chosen not to renew their leases as the terms end. In response, the MTO put the operation of the full network of service centres out for tender, resulting in a 50-year lease with Host Kilmer Service Centres, a joint venture between hospitality company
HMSHost (a subsidiary of
Autogrill) and
Larry Tanenbaum's investment company
Kilmer van Nostrand.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference">
[155]</sup>
Seventeen of the centres along Highway 401 will be reconstructed entirely. Two centres that were rebuilt in the late 1990s, specifically Newcastle and the westbound location at Woodstock, will not be redeveloped at this time. Work on 15 of the 17 service centres to be reconstructed began in late 2009 or early 2010. The new service centres, to open in phases beginning in July 2010, will feature a
Canadian Tire gas station and convenience store, as well as
fast food brands such as
Tim Hortons,
A&W and
Burger King.<sup id="cite_ref-SSplans_157-0" class="reference">
[156]</sup>
Service centres are located at the following points along Highway 401:
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th>Location</th> <th>Direction(s)</th> <th>Nearby Exits<sup id="cite_ref-SSmap_158-0" class="reference">
[157]</sup></th> <th>Services</th> <th>Scheduled Reopening<sup id="cite_ref-SSplans_157-1" class="reference">
[156]</sup></th> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Tilbury North
Tilbury South</td> <td>Westbound
Eastbound</td> <td>56, 63</td> <td>Partially open as of July 1<sup id="cite_ref-SSplans_157-2" class="reference">
[156]</sup></td> <td>September 2010</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>West Lorne
Dutton</td> <td>Westbound
Eastbound</td> <td>137, 149</td> <td>Partially open as of July 1<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference">
[158]</sup></td> <td>September 2010</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Ingersoll</td> <td>Eastbound</td> <td>222, 230</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction as of March 31<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference">
[159]</sup></td> <td>Early 2011</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Woodstock</td> <td>Westbound</td> <td>222, 230</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction as of March 31<sup id="cite_ref-SSplans_157-3" class="reference">
[156]</sup></td> <td>Late 2012 / early 2013</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cambridge North
Cambridge South</td> <td>Westbound
Eastbound</td> <td>286, 295</td> <td>Gas, food
<small>
Scheduled to be closed for reconstruction in September 2011<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference">
[160]</sup></small></td> <td>Late 2012 / early 2013</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Mississauga</td> <td>Eastbound</td> <td>333, 336<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference">
[161]</sup></td> <td>Permanently closed as of September 30, 2006</td> <td>–</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Newcastle</td> <td>Westbound</td> <td>440, 448</td> <td>Gas, food, convenience store</td> <td>–</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Port Hope</td> <td>Eastbound</td> <td>458,456</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction as of March 31</td> <td>Late 2011</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Trenton North
Trenton South</td> <td>Westbound</td> <td rowspan="2">509, 522</td> <td>Partially open as of July 1<sup id="cite_ref-SSplans_157-4" class="reference">
[156]</sup></td> <td>September 2010</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Trenton South</td> <td>Eastbound</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction<sup id="cite_ref-ssconstruction_163-0" class="reference">
[162]</sup></td> <td>Early 2011</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Camden East</td> <td>Westbound</td> <td>582, 593</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction as of March 31<sup id="cite_ref-centresclosed_164-0" class="reference">
[163]</sup></td> <td>Late 2011</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Odessa</td> <td>Eastbound</td> <td>599, 611</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction as of March 31<sup id="cite_ref-centresclosed_164-1" class="reference">
[163]</sup></td> <td>Late 2011</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Mallorytown North
Mallorytown South</td> <td>Westbound
Eastbound</td> <td>675, 685</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction<sup id="cite_ref-ssconstruction_163-1" class="reference">
[162]</sup></td> <td>Late 2011</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Morrisburg
Ingleside</td> <td>Westbound</td> <td>750, 758</td> <td>Partially open as of July 1<sup id="cite_ref-SSplans_157-5" class="reference">
[156]</sup></td> <td>September 2010</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Ingleside</td> <td>Eastbound</td> <td>758, 770</td> <td>Closed for reconstruction<sup id="cite_ref-ssconstruction_163-2" class="reference">
[162]</sup></td> <td>Early 2011</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"> <td>Bainsville</td> <td>Westbound</td></tr></tbody></table>