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Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Sept. 19

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Torstar Open Data Team. (2026, September 19). Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Sept. 19. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/highway-closures/toronto-highway-closures-for-planned-roadwork-on-sept-19/article_7565647f-25d9-53a4-9ae9-fb17b180caa3.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-19 · by Torstar Open Data Team

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The article reports on planned highway closures in Toronto for roadwork scheduled for September 19, 2026, involving multiple sections of highways including Highway 401 and Highway 400. The closures range from nightly to continuous lane reductions affecting travel times and routes. Specific details include the closure of three alternating lanes of Highway 401 eastbound between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road from September 14 at 10 p.m. until September 19 at 5 a.m., among other locations and times.
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Story summary

Toronto residents and drivers are advised of 31 highway closures scheduled for roadwork on September 19, 2026. Notable closures include three alternating lanes on Highway 401 eastbound between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road from September 14 at 10 p.m. until September 19 at 5 a.m., impacting traffic flow in the city significantly. Additionally, two alternating lanes of Queen Elizabeth Way Fort Erie bound are closed nightly between Highway 427 and Cawthra Road in Mississauga from September 14 to September 29. These closures aim to enhance road safety but may cause delays for commuters traveling during these times.

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Narrative

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:
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2026-09-19 · Toronto Star
Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Sept. 19 · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

Plan your trip before you’re on the road — 31 closures are scheduled for roadwork on provincial highways in Toronto on Sept. 19, 2026: asserted
closures → plan → Sept.
- Daily Highway 401 westbound off-ramp at Leslie Street, Toronto: one left lane closed from Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. until Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. - asserted
lane → close → p.m.
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: asserted
lanes → alternate → Highway
one right lane closed from Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. until Sept. 25 at 6 a.m. - asserted
lane → close → a.m.
one left lane closed from Oct. 7 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lane → close → a.m.
two alternating lanes closed from Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 20 at 6 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road, Toronto: asserted
lanes → close → Street
one alternating lane closed from Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. until Sept. 29 at 6 a.m. - asserted
lane → alternate → a.m.
one left lane closed from Sept. 23 at 11 p.m. until Sept. 25 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lane → 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 left lanes closed from Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 28 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lanes → close → a.m.
one right lane closed from Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. until Sept. 21 at 6 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound between Bayview Avenue and Bayview Ave, Toronto: one right lane closed from Sept. 30 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 1 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lane → close → a.m.
three left lanes closed from Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. until Sept. 25 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lanes → close → a.m.
one left lane closed from July 15 at 5 a.m. until Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m. asserted
lane → close → p.m.
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