▁be ▁completed , ▁Thomas ▁Mc Qu esten ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁new ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁High ways , ▁with ▁Robert ▁Mel ville ▁Smith ▁as ▁deput y ▁minister , ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁provincial ▁elections . ▁Smith , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁aut ob ah ns — new ▁" du al - lane ▁divided ▁high ways " — mod ified ▁the ▁design ▁for ▁Ontario ▁roads , ▁and ▁Mc Qu esten ▁ordered ▁the ▁Middle ▁Road ▁be ▁converted ▁into ▁this ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁highway . ▁A ▁ ▁right - of - way ▁was ▁purchased ▁along ▁the ▁Middle ▁Road ▁and ▁construction ▁began ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁existing ▁sections ▁to ▁a ▁divided ▁highway . ▁Work ▁also ▁began ▁on ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁inter change ▁at ▁Highway   1 0 . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Mc Qu esten ▁applied ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁dual - high way ▁to ▁several ▁projects ▁along ▁Highway   2 , ▁including ▁along ▁King ston ▁Road ▁in ▁Sc ar borough ▁Township . ▁When ▁w iden ing ▁in ▁Sc ar borough ▁reached ▁the ▁High land ▁Creek ▁rav ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁High ways ▁began ▁construction ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁large ▁valley , ▁by pass ing ▁the ▁former ▁alignment ▁around ▁West ▁Hill . ▁From ▁here ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁alignment ▁to ▁O sh awa , ▁avoid ing ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁con g ested ▁Highway   2 . ▁As ▁grad ing ▁and ▁bridge ▁construction ▁ne ared ▁completion