416 TRAFFIC/DRIVING IN/FROM HAMILTON

Commuter route●LIVE · TODAY

Hamilton → Downtown Toronto

Corridors to compare: QEW / Gardiner and Highway 403 / 407 connections. Compare listed restrictions across the main Hamilton-to-Toronto corridors.

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★ Today's read · Wed, Jul 29No active closure is listed on the commuter corridor today.

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The route, leg by leg

Planned restrictions at each stage of the trip · 4 legs

Hamilton / Skyway · QEW NB / 403 → Skyway

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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.

No closure is listed on this leg today.

Burlington / Oakville · Burlington → Oakville

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

No closure is listed on this leg today.

Mississauga · Oakville border → QEW / Gardiner

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

No closure is listed on this leg today.

Toronto entry · QEW → Gardiner

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The QEW becomes the Gardiner east of Highway 427. Listed Gardiner and Lake Shore restrictions appear on this final leg.

No closure is listed on this leg today.

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Planned impact by hour today

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

★ Hourly route load · Wed, Jul 29

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Lightest tracked window today: 6 AM – 12 PM.

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Corridors to compare

QEW → Gardiner

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The QEW crosses the Burlington Bay Skyway and continues into the Gardiner.

Destination fit: Downtown · Waterfront · Financial District

403 → 407 → 427 / 401

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Highways 403 and 407 connect with Highway 427 toward the Gardiner and Highway 401 toward the DVP.

Destination fit: 427 / Gardiner and 401 / DVP approachesAccess / toll context: Highway 407 is tolled.

Lake Shore Blvd

Corridor option

Lake Shore Boulevard runs parallel to much of the Gardiner through Toronto.

Destination fit: Waterfront destinations · Surface-street accessAccess / toll context: Signalized surface corridor that can share pressure with Gardiner restrictions.

GO Transit · Lakeshore West

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Lakeshore West links West Harbour and Aldershot with Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Exhibition, and Union. Check current GO schedules and service updates for the selected day.

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Roads to check

★ Road restriction sources

Listed road restrictions use the same Toronto and Ontario source records that feed the daily traffic brief.