416 TRAFFIC/DRIVING IN/FROM MISSISSAUGA

Commuter routePLAN 30–60 MIN FOR A TYPICAL DAY●LIVE

Mississauga → Downtown Toronto

The standard route is QEW / Gardiner, Highway 401, and Highway 427. Current and upcoming road issues on the main Mississauga-to-Toronto commute corridors.

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★ Today's read · Thu, Jun 11Daytime 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 · 3 legs

Mississauga exit · QEW / 403 → 427 / 401 split

CLEAR

Leaving Mississauga via the QEW or Highway 403, choosing between staying on the QEW into the Gardiner or branching onto the 427.

✓ All clear. No closures on this leg today.

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

MINOR · NIGHTS

Decision point: QEW trips can stay on the Gardiner, while 401 trips usually drop south on the 427 toward the Gardiner. East-end and uptown trips can stay on the 401 for the DVP.

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HWY 427 SBDIXON ROAD/AIRPORT ROAD

1 alternating lane · maintenance

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

HWY 427 SBRATHBURN ROAD and HOLIDAY DRIVE

1 right lane · 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

MINOR · NIGHTS

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.

HWY 401 EBAVENUE ROAD and LESLIE STREET

all lanes closed · collector · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

HWY 401 EBHWY 404

all lanes closed · off-ramp · construction

12:00AM–5:00AMNIGHT

HWY 401 EBLESLIE STREET and HWY 404

1 left lane · collector · construction

10:00PM–6:00AMNIGHT

HWY 401 EBAVENUE ROAD and LESLIE STREET

all lanes closed · collector · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

HWY 401 EBHWY 400 and MORNINGSIDE AVE

1 alternating lane · collector · maintenance

11:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

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When to drive today

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

★ Hourly route load · Thu, Jun 11

calmplan aheadheavy

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11a

12p

10p

11p

Lightest tracked window today: 6 AM – 10 PM.

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Pick your path

QEW → Gardiner

Usual choice

Best for: Downtown · Waterfront · Financial district

401 → 427 South / DVP

Alt

Best for: East end · Uptown · DVP-adjacent

Lake Shore Blvd

Alt

Best for: Gardiner backup · scenic but usually slower

GO Train · Lakeshore West & Milton

Not driving

Lakeshore West runs from Port Credit and Clarkson to Union, two-way all day, seven days a week. Milton is weekday rush-hour only - eastbound mornings, westbound afternoons. GO Bus fill the gaps off-peak and on weekends.

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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 10, 2026, 7:48 a.m. ET