Services
Highway 401 features 19 service centres controlled by the MTO. These service centres were announced in 1961 following public outcry over the lack of rest stops. They provide a place to park, rest, eat and refuel 24 hours a day.
The centres were originally leased to and operated by several major gasoline distributors; however, those companies have chosen not to renew their leases as the terms end. In response, the MTO put the operation of the full network of service centres out for tender, resulting in a 50-year lease with Host Kilmer Service Centres, a joint venture between hospitality company HMSHost (a subsidiary of Autogrill) and Larry Tanenbaum's investment company Kilmer van Nostrand, which operates the rest areas under the ONroute brand.
Seventeen of the centres along Highway 401 will be reconstructed entirely. Two centres that were rebuilt in the late 1990s, specifically Newcastle and Ingersoll, will not be redeveloped at this time. Work on 15 of the 17 service centres to be reconstructed began in late 2009 or early 2010. The new service centres, opening in phases beginning in July 2010, feature a Canadian Tire gas station, an HMSHost-operated convenience store known as "The Market", as well as fast food brands such as Tim Hortons, A&W and Burger King.
| Location | Direction(s) | Nearby exits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilbury North Tilbury South |
Westbound Eastbound |
56, 63 | Reopened as of October 1, 2010 |
| West Lorne Dutton |
Westbound Eastbound |
137, 149 | Reopened as of October 1, 2010 |
| Ingersoll | Westbound | 222, 230 | Will not be redeveloped at this time. Leased by Imperial Oil. |
| Woodstock | Eastbound | 222, 230 | Closed for reconstruction on March 31, 2010; reopened July 2011 |
| Cambridge North Cambridge South |
Westbound Eastbound |
286, 295 | Closed for reconstruction as of September 7, 2011; to re-open October 2013. |
| Mississauga | Eastbound | 333, 336 | Permanently closed as of September 30, 2006 |
| Newcastle | Westbound | 440, 448 | Will not be redeveloped at this time. Leased by Imperial Oil. |
| Port Hope | Eastbound | 448, 456 | Reopened by June 2011 |
| Trenton North | Westbound | 509, 522 | Reopened as of October 1, 2010 |
| Trenton South | Eastbound | Reopened March 2011 | |
| Camden East | Westbound | 582, 593 | Closed for reconstruction March 31, 2010; reopened June 2011 |
| Odessa | Eastbound | 599, 611 | Open during 2010–11 reconstruction (while a new structure was built directly west of a now-demolished original facility on same property). New facility opened June 2011 |
| Mallorytown North | Westbound | 675 | Reopened February 1, 2011 |
| Mallorytown South | Eastbound | 685 | Reopened June 28, 2012. |
| Morrisburg | Eastbound | 750, 758 | Reopened as of October 1, 2010 |
| Ingleside | Westbound | 758, 770 | Reopened April 2011 |
| Bainsville | Westbound | 825 | Reopened as of October 1, 2010 |
| Closed | |||
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