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Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Sept. 18

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Torstar Open Data Team. (2026, September 18). Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Sept. 18. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/highway-closures/toronto-highway-closures-for-planned-roadwork-on-sept-18/article_7993252d-150a-56eb-8620-7db92926b2af.html

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On September 18, 2026, the city of Toronto will experience road closures and lane reductions on provincial highways for planned maintenance work. A total of 30 specific roadwork events are scheduled across various sections of Highway 401 and other major routes throughout the day and night leading up to and including September 18. The article provides detailed timing and locations for each closure, emphasizing potential delays and advising drivers to plan accordingly or seek alternative routes.

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Toronto highway commuters face planned roadwork closures starting from Sept. 14, with extensive lane restrictions on highways like the 401 and Queen Elizabeth Way until late September or early October. For example, three alternating lanes of Highway 401 eastbound between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road in Toronto will be closed nightly from Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 19 at 5 a.m., while two alternating lanes on Queen Elizabeth Way Fort Erie bound between Highway 427, Toronto and Cawthra Road, Mississauga are set to close every night until Sept. 29 at 6 a.m. Drivers are advised to expect delays or plan alternative routes due to these closures.

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Nightly Highway 401 eastbound between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road, Toronto: three alternating lanes closed from Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 19 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Queen Elizabeth Way Fort Erie bound between Highway 427, Toronto and Cawthra Road, Mississauga: two alternating lanes closed from Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 29 at 6 a.m. -

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2026-09-18 · Toronto Star

Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Sept. 18 · assertive framing

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Expect delays or plan an alternative route — 30 closures are scheduled for roadwork on provincial highways in Toronto on Sept. 18, 2026: asserted

closures → expect → Sept.

lanes → close → a.m.

one left lane closed from Oct. 7 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound express between Kennedy Road -Scarborough and Highway 400, Toronto: one alternating lane closed from Sept. 14 at 11 p.m. until Sept. 19 at 5 a.m. - asserted

lane → close → a.m.

one right lane closed from Sept. 24 at 11 p.m. until Sept. 25 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound express between Warden Avenue and Highway 404, Toronto: one right lane closed from Sept. 28 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 2 at 5 a.m. - asserted

lane → close → a.m.

Nightly Highway 401 eastbound between Victoria Park Avenue and Neilson Road, Toronto: two alternating lanes closed from Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 20 at 6 a.m. - asserted

lanes → alternate → a.m.

three alternating lanes closed from Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 26 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound express between Victoria Park Avenue and Neilson Road, Toronto: two alternating lanes closed from Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 20 at 6 a.m. - asserted

lanes → close → a.m.

two left lanes closed from Sept. 20 at 11:59 p.m. until Sept. 25 at 5:30 a.m. asserted

lanes → close → a.m.

two alternating lanes closed from Sept. 21 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 29 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound express between Highway 400 and Leslie Street, Toronto: one alternating lane closed from Sept. 14 at 11 p.m. until Sept. 19 at 5 a.m. - asserted

lanes → alternate → a.m.

one right lane closed from Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. until Sept. 21 at 6 a.m. - asserted

lane → close → a.m.

one right lane closed from Sept. 30 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 1 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 427 northbound express between Eglinton Avenue and Eglinton Ave, Toronto: asserted

lane → close → Avenue

one left lane closed from Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 26 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 427 southbound between Disco Road / Goreway and Dixon Road / Airport Road, Toronto: asserted

lane → close → Road

Nightly Highway 400 southbound between Finch Avenue and 401, Toronto: one right lane closed from Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. until Sept. 21 at 6 a.m. - Continuous Highway 427 southbound off-ramp at Highway 409, Toronto: one left lane closed from July 15 at 5 a.m. until Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m. asserted

lane → close → p.m.