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Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 25

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Torstar Open Data Team. (2026, October 25). Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 25. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/highway-closures/toronto-highway-closures-for-planned-roadwork-on-oct-25/article_5ee9f752-9634-5287-a5d4-b5222709e728.html

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The article reports that there will be 28 highway closures in Toronto on October 25, 2026, for planned roadwork. These include various lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way, Highway 401, and Highway 400 being closed at different times throughout October, affecting travel primarily during nighttime hours. The article provides specific dates and times for each closure to help drivers plan their routes accordingly.

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Story summary

As of October 25, 2026, Toronto is experiencing planned roadwork closures on several highways to improve traffic flow and infrastructure maintenance. The closures include nightly lane reductions on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in both directions: two alternating lanes closed between Highway 427 and Cawthra Road in Mississauga, running from October 13 at 10 p.m. until October 28 at 6 a.m., and one alternating lane of QEW Toronto-bound closed between West Mall/Evans Avenue and Highway 427 from October 24 at 9 a.m. until October 31 at 3 p.m. Additionally, the nightly closures on Highway 401 eastbound and westbound will affect traffic significantly during these times. These measures aim to minimize disruption while essential upgrades are completed.

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“The articles describe highway closures on different days (Oct. 24 vs. Oct. 25), indicating they are reporting on separate events.”

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“The articles describe different dates of road closures for planned roadwork in Toronto.”

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Torstar Open Data Team

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🔮 Environment Canada is forecasting a sunny morning in Toronto.

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Toronto's Oct. 24 forecast: Sunny

🔮 The locations have been offset to the nearest intersection and no personal information has been included for privacy reasons.

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🔮 Two vehicles were reported stolen from these locations: near Agar Crescent and Donalbert Road on Thursday, Oct. 15 at about 9 p.m. around Cloverdale Mall and The East Mall Crescent on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at about 10 p.m. There have been 162 auto thefts reported in Islington-City Centre West in 2026. Kingsview Village-The Westway Two vehicles were reported stolen from these locations: near Acme Crescent and Marblehead Road on Thursday, Oct. 15 at about 6 a.m. around Islington Avenue and St. Georges Boulevard on Friday, Oct. 16 at around 12 p.m. There have been 68 auto thefts reported in Kingsview Village-The Westway in 2026. Rexdale-Kipling Two vehicles were reported stolen from these locations: near Frost Street and Stavely Crescent on Saturday, Oct. 17 at around 12 a.m. near Barrhead Crescent and Coppermill Drive on Saturday, Oct. 17 at about 10 a.m. There have been 40 auto thefts reported in Rexdale-Kipling in 2026. West Humber-Clairville Seven vehicles were reported stolen from these locations: near Fasken Drive and Hwy 427 on Thursday, Oct. 15 at about 5 a.m. around Bordeaux Circt and Cabernet Circle on Thursday, Oct. 15 at about 3 p.m. around Airview Road and Brydon Drive on Friday, Oct. 16 at about 12 p.m. near Grandstand Entrance Road and Rexdale Boulevard on Friday, Oct. 16 at around 4 p.m. near Belfield Road and Kipling Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 18 at around 11 p.m. near Fasken Drive and Hwy 427 on Monday, Oct. 19 at about 7 a.m. near Dixon Road and Skyway Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at about 8 a.m. There have been 353 auto thefts reported in West Humber-Clairville in 2026. Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview Two vehicles were reported stolen from these locations: near Clement Road and Kipling Avenue on Friday, Oct. 16 at about 4 a.m. near Callowhill Drive and Ladbrooke Road on Saturday, Oct. 17 at around 11 a.m. There have been 68 auto thefts reported in Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview in 2026. More neighbourhoods About this story This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service.

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🔮 Environment Canada is forecasting a sunny morning in Toronto.

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Narrative

Continuous Highway 401 westbound express between Yonge Street and Avenue Road, Toronto: two left lanes closed from Nov. 4 at 10 p.m. until Nov. 5 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound on-ramp at Highway 427, Toronto: two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 26 at 10:30 p.m. until Oct. 28 at 5:30 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.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25

2026-10-25 · Toronto Star

Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 25 · assertive framing

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Avoid gridlock before it occurs — 28 closures are scheduled for roadwork on provincial highways in Toronto on Oct. 25, 2026: asserted

closures → avoid → Oct.

alternating lane closed from Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. until Nov. 7 at 5 a.m. - asserted

lane → alternate → a.m.

one right lane closed from Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 26 at 6 a.m. - asserted

lane → close → a.m.

one alternating lane closed from Oct. 28 at 10:30 p.m. until Oct. 31 at 5:30 a.m. - Nightly Highway 427 southbound between Disco Road / Goreway and Disco Road / Goreway, Toronto: asserted

lane → alternate → Road

- Nightly Highway 401 eastbound express between Yonge Street and Bayview Ave, Toronto: two right lanes closed from Oct. 28 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 31 at 6 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 eastbound between Warden Avenue and Neilson Road, Toronto: asserted

lanes → close → Avenue

two alternating lanes closed from Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 26 at 6 a.m. - Nightly Highway 400 northbound between Sheppard Avenue, Toronto and Steeles Avenue, Vaughan: asserted

lanes → alternate → Avenue

one right lane closed from Oct. 25 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 26 at 5:30 a.m. - Nightly Highway 404 southbound between Finch Avenue and Sheppard Ave, Toronto: asserted

lane → close → Avenue

two left lanes closed from Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 26 at 6 a.m. - asserted

lanes → close → a.m.

lane → close → p.m.