It travelled straight through thick forests, parallel to and northwest of an Ontario Northland Railway line for 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) before the road forked at Dugwal.

It continued straight east for 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi), crossing the Moose River midway before making a smooth 90 degree curve to the north around a swamp.

Budget constraints brought on by a recession in the early 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.

[6] 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.