416 TRAFFIC/DRIVING IN/FROM MISSISSAUGA

Commuter route●LIVE · TODAY

Mississauga → Downtown Toronto

Corridors to compare: QEW / Gardiner, Highway 401 / DVP, and Highway 427. Compare listed restrictions across the main Mississauga-to-Toronto corridors.

Heavy4 / 5

★ Today's read · Sun, Jul 261 full roadway closure is listed on the toronto entry stretch. Compare the segment details and corridor options below.

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The route, leg by leg

Planned restrictions at each stage of the trip · 3 legs

Mississauga exit · QEW / 403 → 427 / 401 split

CLEAR

The QEW and Highway 403 connect Mississauga with the QEW / Gardiner and Highway 427 approaches to Toronto.

No closure is listed on this leg today.

The split · 401 → 427 South / Gardiner OR 401 → DVP

MINOR · NIGHTS

The Highway 427 connection leads toward the Gardiner; Highway 401 continues toward the DVP and uptown or east-end destinations.

Southbound3

HWY 427 SBHWY 409

1 left lane · off-ramp · construction

5:00AM–11:59PMLONG

HWY 427 SBHWY 409

1 right lane · off-ramp · construction

5:00AM–5:00PMLONG

HWY 427 SBDUNDAS STREET and EVANS AVE

2 left lanes · collector · maintenance

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Eastbound1

HWY 409 EBHWY 427 and 401

1 alternating lane · maintenance

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Toronto entry · Gardiner / 401 → downtown

HEAVY

This leg covers the final Toronto approach. Gardiner and Lake Shore records matter for downtown trips; 401 and DVP records matter for east-end or uptown trips.

F.G. Gardiner ExpresswayEastbound; Humber River to Don Valley Parkway

full closure

2:00AM–12:00PMDAY

HWY 401 EBYONGE ST and DON MILLS ROAD

3 alternating lanes · collector · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

HWY 401 EBLESLIE STREET and HWY 404

1 right lane · express lanes · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

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Planned impact by hour today

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

★ Hourly route load · Sun, Jul 26

calmplan aheadheavy

10a

11a

12p

10p

11p

Lightest tracked window today: 12 PM – 10 PM. Heaviest tracked hours: 6 AM, 7 AM, 8 AM.

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Corridors to compare

QEW → Gardiner

Corridor option

The QEW continues into the Gardiner for downtown and waterfront access.

Destination fit: Downtown · Waterfront · Financial District

401 → 427 / DVP approaches

Corridor option

Highway 427 connects Highway 401 with the Gardiner; Highway 401 continues east to the DVP.

Destination fit: 427 / Gardiner: downtown · 401 / DVP: uptown and east end

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 & Milton

Check schedule

Lakeshore West links Port Credit and Clarkson with Exhibition and Union. The Milton line links several central and north Mississauga stations with 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.

Latest source verification among listed road restrictions: Jul 25, 2026, 3:44 a.m. ET