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Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 4

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Torstar Open Data Team. (2026, October 4). Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 4. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/highway-closures/toronto-highway-closures-for-planned-roadwork-on-oct-4/article_4186e068-cf41-5894-8649-0c97764d9430.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-04 · by Torstar Open Data Team

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The article reports on planned road closures for highway maintenance in Toronto scheduled for October 4, 2026. It lists 25 specific closures affecting various lanes of Highway 401 and Highway 400 throughout the night from October 4 to October 9, with some lasting until November 30. The article provides details on which highways will have lane reductions and when these closures are expected to occur.
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Starting Oct. 3 at 10 p.m., the Ontario Ministry of Transportation plans to close two alternating lanes on Highway 401 westbound near Kingston Rd and Highway 2 in Toronto until Oct. 10 at 6 a.m. Additionally, from Sept. 30 at midnight until Nov. 20 at 11:59 p.m., one right lane will be closed on the same road's westbound entrance ramp from Highway 2 / Kingston Rd in Toronto. Nightly closures also affect Highway 401 eastbound express between Conlins Road and Highway 404, with two alternating lanes shut down from Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 6 a.m., impacting traffic in the Toronto area significantly.

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2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Toronto's Nov. 1 forecast: A mix of sun and cloud
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two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 3 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 10 at 6 a.m. - Daily Highway 401 westbound on-ramp at Highway 2 / Kingston Rd, Toronto: one right lane closed from Sept. 30 at 12 a.m. until Nov. 20 at 11:59 p.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound express between Conlins Road and Conlins Road, Toronto: two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 6 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound between Highway 404 and Highway 404, Toronto:
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2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 4 · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

Avoid gridlock before it happens — 25 closures are scheduled for roadwork on provincial highways in Toronto on Oct. 4, 2026: asserted
closures → avoid → Oct.
two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 6 a.m. - asserted
lanes → close → a.m.
one right lane closed from Oct. 6 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lane → close → a.m.
one right lane closed from Oct. 5 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 8 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lane → close → a.m.
two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 6 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound between Kennedy Road -Scarborough and Neilson Road, Toronto: asserted
lanes → close → Road
two right lanes closed from Oct. 2 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. - asserted
lanes → close → p.m.
one left lane closed from Oct. 7 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 5 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. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound between Rouge River and Port Union Road, Toronto: asserted
lane → close → River
three alternating lanes closed from Oct. 4 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 5 at 5 a.m. - Continuous Highway 401 westbound off-ramp at Markham Road, Toronto: one right lane closed from July 16 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lanes → close → a.m.
one right lane closed from Oct. 7 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 8 at 5 a.m. - asserted
lane → close → a.m.
two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 3 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 10 at 6 a.m. - Daily Highway 401 westbound on-ramp at Highway 2 / Kingston Rd, Toronto: one right lane closed from Sept. 30 at 12 a.m. until Nov. 20 at 11:59 p.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound express between Conlins Road and Conlins Road, Toronto: two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 6 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound between Highway 404 and Highway 404, Toronto: asserted
lanes → alternate → Highway
Continuous Highway 401 eastbound between Avenue Road and Bayview Ave, Toronto: three alternating lanes closed from Oct. 3 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound between Morningside Ave, Toronto and Brock Road, Pickering: asserted
lanes → alternate → Ave
closed from Sept. 16 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 6 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound express between Warden Avenue and Highway 404, Toronto: two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 9 at 5 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.
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