Photo by Stephanie Fysh

Photo by Shawn Smith

As a comparison to my photo post from last week, I thought I would share what Highway 401 looks like on a regular day. This scene shouldn’t be a surprise as this highway is travelled by 400,000 to 500,000 vehicles a day, making it the busiest in North America, even beyond the freeway in Los Angeles which sees 350,000 vehicles daily.

You never really appreciate the infrastructure you have, until you don’t have it. This past Sunday, the 401 was closed down between the 400 and the DVP/404 due to an explosion in North York at Sunrise Propane early that morning.

Strangely enough, the lack of traffic left a quiet calm in my apartment, which overlooks the 401 near the Allen. However, commuters on either end of the city were stuck in chaotic traffic.