407 ETR open access toll road has become an essential element in the GTA's transportation system, relieving congestion on other major 400 series highways, and serving more than 263,000 customers on weekdays. ETR is like no other highway in the world. Its technology has become a leading edge model for all-electronic toll highways of the future. On traditional toll highways in North America and many other parts of the world, motorists wait at a toll booth or plaza to pay a collector or an automated machine. A transponder is a small electronic device that you attach to the interior of the windshield behind the rear-view mirror.
Installation requires no tools and can be done in less than two minutes.
For transponder users, the electronic sensors located on each overhead gantry log your 407 ETR entry and exit point. On exit, a green light on the transponder and four short beeps indicate the toll transaction has been successfully completed. Environment Where 407 ETR crosses rivers and streams, aquatic and wildlife habitats are protected, restored, and in some cases improved. 407 ETR design also provides for highly advanced storm water management facilities to minimize the quantity of water runoff and maintain quality. 407 ETR is built in accordance with environmental standards and practices dealing with noise, erosion and sediment control.