Complex sentence: It runs northeast/southwest through the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, and is connected to the main east/west route Highway 401 via the Highway 8 Freeport Diversion freeway and King Street East.
Split into simpler sentences: It runs northeast/southwest through the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. It is connected to the main east/west route Highway 401 via the Highway 8 Freeport Diversion freeway and King Street East.