Source publication date: October 10, 2026 (Durham Post); the official petition page is undated
Petition status: Open as of October 10, 2026; this is a request to the Ontario government, not an announced government project
Community: Ajax / Durham Region
Format: Attributed current-officeholder statement and public petition
Original source: Rob Cerjanec, MPP — Build the Highway 412 Rossland Road Interchange
People mentioned: Rob Cerjanec, Member of Provincial Parliament for Ajax
Verification date: October 11, 2026
Ajax MPP Rob Cerjanec has launched a petition asking the Ontario government to construct a Highway 412 interchange at Rossland Road and study ways to reduce bottlenecks on Highway 401 through Ajax and Durham Region.
The petition is an advocacy initiative by the MPP. It does not represent approval, funding or a construction commitment from the provincial government.
What the petition asks Ontario to do
- Construct an interchange connecting Highway 412 and Rossland Road.
- Conduct a traffic study focused on Highway 401 through Ajax and Durham Region.
- Identify and implement measures intended to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion.
The petition says an interchange at Rossland Road was included in the Highway 407 East environmental-assessment process but was later deferred. It also argues that another connection to Highway 412 could reduce traffic using Lake Ridge Road.
Those statements are presented as the petition’s rationale. DurhamPoliticians.com did not find a new provincial approval or construction announcement for the proposed interchange during this verification pass.
Cerjanec links the proposal to regional growth
In comments published by Durham Post, Cerjanec said growth in Ajax and Whitby is increasing pressure on local roads. He is encouraging residents who support the proposal to add their names through his constituency website.
The petition also refers to a separate Ministry of Transportation design and environmental-assessment process for westbound Highway 401 between Lake Ridge Road and Salem Road. That widening work is distinct from the requested Highway 412 interchange.
Sources and verification
- Official petition page on Rob Cerjanec’s MPP website, undated; full page checked October 10, 2026.
- Durham Post — MPP petitions for Rossland interchange on Hwy 412, published October 10, 2026; full article checked October 10, 2026.
- DurhamPoliticians.com’s public news archive and matching RobinReach draft, scheduled and published records were checked October 10, 2026. No matching story was found. A separate October 2026 story about Lake Ridge Road reconstruction in Brock and Uxbridge concerns a different project.
Image note: Unique original conceptual aerial image of an empty highway interchange and surrounding autumn landscape, normalized to exactly 1600×900 and visually inspected October 13, 2026. It contains no people, vehicles, readable text, logos, watermarks, party branding or documentary-event cues and does not depict an approved or actual Highway 412/Rossland Road project. SHA-256: aee6c83292309447e4bb82fb49141f826b71d4a1690ab830ef77597027bec10a. Its file hash and media URL were checked against 91 existing or scheduled DurhamPoliticians newsroom featured-media files; no duplicate was found.
Editorial status: Green, routine and clearly attributed current-officeholder statement.
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