By the 1960s, Vaughan Road was closed before it could connect with Eglinton; an Esso gas station and parkette later occupied the former right of way and intersection, but demolished in the mid-2010s to accommodate Fairbank station of Line 5 Eglinton, scheduled to open in 2022. Vaughan Road was then extended north along what is now Dufferin Street into Vaughan Township, which later became the City of Vaughan. Therefore, Vaughan Road is named after the township, which itself is named after Benjamin Vaughan, a British commissioner who signed a peace treaty with the United States in 1783.
In the 1960s, Vaughan Road was not completed before it could connect to Eglinton; an Esso gas station and parkette were built on the site later. This area was demolished in the mid-2010s for Fairbank station of Line 5 Eglinton, scheduled to open in 2022. Vaughan Road was then extended north along Dufferin Street into Vaughan Township, which became the City of Vaughan. Thus, Vaughan Road is named after the township, which is named after Benjamin Vaughan, a British commissioner who signed a peace treaty with the United States in 1783.