All other Ontario link highways to and from highway 401 are non-tolled highways. This allows for the relief of congestion along the different stretches of highway 401 and municipal roads leading to highway 401. With the current plan to make the newly opened highway 412 a toll route in 2017, it will drastically discourage people from driving it, therefore, keeping the already congested Durham Region stretch of highway 401 bumper to bumper. The Ontario Government will make money off highway 407 East (as that will be tolled in 2017) and by giving people a free alternative to get to the 407 (eastbound or westbound), it will lighten the load on highway 401.