Veterans Memorial Parkway

A signpost on the VMP
Highway Veterans Memorial Parkway
Formerly Airport Road
Formerly Highway 100
Map
Veterans Memorial Parkway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by City of London
Length13.4 km[1] (8.3 mi)
HistoryOpened in 1977
Major junctions
South endWilton Grove Road
Major intersections Highway 401
North endClarke Road
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Major citiesLondon
Highway system

The Veterans Memorial Parkway (VMP, known as "Veterans" by locals) is a 13.4 km (8.3 mi) limited-access and municipally maintained parkway located entirely within London, Ontario. The parkway was previously the provincial King's Highway 100 from 1977 until 1993, and was formerly named Airport Road from 1977 to September 2006. It begins in the south at Wilton Grove Road and ends at Clarke Road, which it continues as northward.

Airport Road was built by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, predecessor to the modern Ministry of Transportation (MTO) in the late 1970s to connect Highway 401 with London International Airport. It was widened to four lanes in 2005 and renamed as the Veterans Memorial Parkway in 2006. Extensions south and north were completed in 2017 and 2020, respectively. Long term plans for the route call for grade separated interchanges along its entire length to convert it to a freeway.[2]

  1. ^ "Veterans Memorial Parkway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Green, Doug (October 16, 2006). "Commencement of the Veterans Memorial Parkway Interchange Class Environmental Assessment and Concurrent Notice of Application to Amend the Official Plan & Zoning By-Law". Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010. The City of London proposes to identify interchange locations along the entire length of the Veteran's Memorial Parkway (formerly Airport Road) corridor.