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Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 26

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On October 26, 2026, there will be significant roadwork affecting multiple highways in Toronto, including the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 401. The closures include nightly lane reductions on various stretches of these roads for maintenance activities. For example, three lanes of eastbound Highway 401 between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road will close from October 28 at 10 p.m. until October 31 at 5 a.m., impacting morning commutes particularly severely.

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Story summary

Toronto experienced significant highway closures on October 26, 2026, with roadwork scheduled to disrupt traffic in several areas. The most impactful closures included two right lanes of the Highway 401 westbound between Highway 2/Kingston Road and Meadowvale Road from 9 p.m. on October 26 until 5:30 a.m. on October 27, as well as three alternating lanes of the Highway 401 westbound express between Leslie Street and Bayview Avenue, closed from 8 p.m. on October 26 until 5 a.m. on October 28. Additionally, one alternating lane of the Highway 400 southbound between Finch Avenue and 401 was scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. on October 24 until 5 a.m. on November 7 for maintenance work. These closures were part of an overall plan involving 27 highway closures across the city, designed primarily for nighttime to minimize disruption.

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

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Nightly Highway 401 westbound between Highway 2 / Kingston Road and Meadowvale Road, Toronto: two right lanes closed from Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. until Oct. 27 at 5:30 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound express between Leslie Street and Bayview Ave, Toronto: three alternating lanes closed from Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. until Oct. 28 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 400 southbound between Finch Avenue and 401, Toronto: one alternating lane closed from Oct. 24 at 10 p.m. until Nov. 7 at 5 a.m. -

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2026-10-26 · Toronto Star

Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on Oct. 26 · assertive framing

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Plan your commute before you’re in your car — 27 closures are scheduled for roadwork on provincial highways in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2026: asserted

closures → plan → Oct.

lanes → close → a.m.

three alternating lanes closed from Oct. 25 at 10 p.m. until Oct. 28 at 5 a.m. - Daily Queen Elizabeth Way Fort Erie bound between East Mall and East Mall, Toronto: one left lane closed from Oct. 24 at 9 a.m. until Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. - Continuous Highway 401 westbound between Morningside Avenue and Neilson Road, Toronto: asserted

lane → alternate → Avenue

two right lanes closed from Oct. 27 at 9 p.m. until Oct. 28 at 5:30 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: one alternating lane closed from Oct. 24 at 12 a.m. until Nov. 7 at 5 a.m. - Nightly Highway 401 westbound between Highway 2 / Kingston Road and Meadowvale Road, Toronto: asserted

lanes → alternate → Highway

one right lane closed from Oct. 25 at 11 p.m. until Oct. 26 at 5:30 a.m. - Continuous Highway 427 southbound off-ramp at Highway 409, Toronto: one right lane closed from July 15 at 5 a.m. until Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. - Nightly Highway 404 northbound between York Mills Road and Sheppard Ave, Toronto: asserted

lane → close → Road

one alternating lane closed from Oct. 24 at 12 a.m. until Nov. 7 at 5 a.m. - asserted

lane → alternate → a.m.

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

lanes → close → a.m.

one right lane closed from Sept. 30 at 12 a.m. until Nov. 20 at 11:59 p.m. - asserted

lane → close → p.m.

one alternating lane closed from Oct. 24 at 12 a.m. until Nov. 7 at 5 a.m. - Continuous Highway 401 westbound express between Yonge Street and Avenue Road, Toronto: asserted

lane → alternate → Street

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: asserted

lanes → close → Highway

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. asserted

lane → close → p.m.