416 TRAFFIC/DRIVING IN/FROM HAMILTON

Commuter routePLAN 60–95 MIN FOR A TYPICAL DAY●LIVE

Hamilton → Downtown Toronto

The standard route is QEW over the Burlington Bay Skyway, then into the Gardiner. Current and upcoming road issues on the main Hamilton-to-Toronto commute corridors.

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★ Today's read · Sun, Jun 14Daytime is mostly clear. Most active closures are nightly maintenance windows that won’t affect a typical drive.

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The route, leg by leg

Live conditions at each stage of the trip · 4 legs

Hamilton / Skyway · QEW NB / 403 → Skyway

CLEAR

This leg covers the Hamilton-side QEW / 403 approach and the Burlington Bay Skyway. Closures here can affect the main route before the Burlington / Oakville stretch.

✓ All clear. No closures on this leg today.

Burlington / Oakville · Burlington → Oakville

CLEAR

Open-highway stretch through Burlington and Oakville, including 407 bypass impacts before the Mississauga approach.

✓ All clear. No closures on this leg today.

Mississauga · Oakville border → QEW / Gardiner

CLEAR

Mississauga-side approach to Toronto. This leg follows QEW / 403 traffic and intentionally omits 407 closures near Mississauga Road.

✓ All clear. No closures on this leg today.

Toronto entry · QEW → Gardiner

MINOR · NIGHTS

QEW becomes the Gardiner east of the 427. Event nights and weekend Gardiner closures are the usual culprits here.

Gardiner ExpresswayPark Lawn Road to Grand Avenue

westbound reduced from four lanes to three; eastbound lanes narrowed with no lane reduction

TodayLONG

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When to drive today

Combined route impact by hour, with closures grouped by direction above

★ Hourly route load · Sun, Jun 14

calmplan aheadheavy

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Lightest tracked window today: 6 AM – 12 PM.

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Pick your path

QEW → Gardiner

Usual choice

Best for: Downtown · Waterfront · Financial district

403 → 407 → 427 / 401

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Best for: When the Skyway or QEW east is closedNote: 407 is a toll road

Lake Shore Blvd

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Best for: Gardiner backup · scenic but usually slower

GO Train · Lakeshore West

Not driving

Lakeshore West runs hourly from West Harbour through Aldershot, Burlington, Oakville, and Mississauga to Union, seven days a week. Service to Hamilton GO Centre is rush-hour only. GO Bus 16 runs Hamilton-to-Union direct outside train hours.

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Roads to check

★ Sources

Road conditions use the same Toronto and Ontario source records that feed the daily traffic brief.

Last refresh: Jun 12, 2026, 7:54 a.m. ET