han ▁Road ▁connected . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁V aug han ▁Road ▁was ▁closed ▁before ▁it ▁could ▁connect ▁with ▁E gl inton ; ▁an ▁Es so ▁gas ▁station ▁and ▁park ette ▁later ▁occupied ▁the ▁former ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁and ▁intersection , ▁but ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 1 0 s ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Fair bank ▁station ▁of ▁Line ▁ 5 ▁E gl inton , ▁scheduled ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁V aug han ▁Road ▁was ▁then ▁extended ▁north ▁along ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁D uffer in ▁Street ▁into ▁V aug han ▁Township , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁V aug han . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁V aug han ▁Road ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁town ship , ▁which ▁itself ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Benjamin ▁V aug han , ▁a ▁British ▁commission er ▁who ▁signed ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁This ▁road ▁was ▁popular ▁with ▁street ▁rac ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁many ▁curves ▁from ▁being ▁parallel ▁to ▁a ▁cre ek . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁V aug han ▁Road ▁had ▁under g one ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁gent r ification , ▁especially ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Oak wood ▁and ▁V aug han , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto ▁stretch ▁of ▁V aug han ▁Road . ▁ ▁Public ▁trans it ▁The ▁road ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁Hum ew ood –