▁on ▁the ▁new ▁highway ▁between ▁West ▁Hill ▁and ▁O sh awa ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out ▁and ▁gradually ▁tax ▁reven ues ▁were ▁re - alloc ated ▁from ▁highway ▁construction ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁between ▁September ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Good ▁Ro ads ▁Association ▁Conference ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Big win ▁Inn , ▁near ▁Hun ts ville , ▁drawing ▁highway ▁engine ers ▁from ▁across ▁North ▁America ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁new ▁concept ▁of ▁" D ual ▁High ways ." ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁convention , ▁Mc Qu esten ▁announced ▁his ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay : ▁an ▁un inter rupted ▁drive ▁through ▁the ▁scen ic ▁regions ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁disc ou rag ing ▁local ▁business ▁and ▁local ▁traffic ▁from ▁accessing ▁the ▁highway ▁except ▁at ▁inf re quent ▁controlled - access ▁points . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁there after ▁this ▁concept ▁would ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁" trans - pro vin cial ▁express way ", ▁running ▁from ▁W inds or ▁to ▁the ▁Ontario – Que bec ▁border . ▁ ▁Highway ▁engine ers ▁evaluated ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁grad ing , ▁curve ▁radius , ▁and ▁the ▁narrow ▁median ▁used ▁along ▁the ▁Middle ▁Road — which ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Way ▁( Q E W ) — and ▁began ▁to ▁plan ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a