Ontario Highway 47

[2][6] The highway generally remained unchanged for over half a century, with the exception of a short westward extension on February 10, 1954.

[5] By 1993, the highway had been shifted north of the town along Bloomington Road instead of Tenth Line and Main Street.

[3] Budget constraints brought on by a recession in the 1990s resulted in the Mike Harris provincial government forming the Who Does What?

committee to determine cost-cutting measures in order to balance the budget after a deficit incurred by former premier Bob Rae.

[9] It was determined that many Ontario highways no longer served long-distance traffic movement and should therefore be maintained by local or regional levels of government.

"A rural paved highway running alongside forests and fields. The road is moderately busy. A storm is approaching in the distance."
Durham Regional Highway 47 east of Highway 12