The routing was somewhat controversial, since for many years it had been anticipated that any Ottawa to Highway 401 freeway connection would use the Highway 7 corridor to Carleton Place and then follow Highway 15's routing to Kingston.
The routing was somewhat controversial, since for many years other routes had been anticipated for the Ottawa to Highway 401 freeway connection. Later, possible routes under review included the Highway 7 corridor west to Carleton Place and then following Highway 15's routing south to Kingston.