416 TRAFFIC/DRIVING IN/FROM MISSISSAUGA

Commuter routeThis route: Heavy●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.

HeavyThis route

★ Today's read · Sat, Oct 24Lane reductions are listed in the toronto entry stretch, with no daytime full roadway closure in the current records.

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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

Normal · no restriction listed

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

Plan ahead · nights

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

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 SBDISCO ROAD/GOREWAY

1 right(with hov) lane · maintenance

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Toronto entry · Gardiner / 401 → downtown

Plan ahead

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.

Eastbound1

HWY 401 EBYONGE ST and DON MILLS ROAD

3 alternating lanes · collector · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Direction not specified3

Lake Shore Blvd Wbetween Martin Goodman Trl and Newfoundland Rd

EB: lane closures

11:00PM–4:00PMLONG

Lake Shore Blvd Wbetween Aquatic Dr and British Columbia Rd

EB: lane closures

7:00AM–7:00PMDAY

Lake Shore Blvd WLake Shore Blvd W, Newfoundland Rd to Martin Goodman Trl

EB: lane closures

9:00AM–4:00PMDAY

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Planned impact by hour today

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

★ Hourly route load · Sat, Oct 24

calmplan aheadheavy

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Listed restriction coverage is mostly steady today, with no distinct lighter or heavier window.

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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: Oct 23, 2026, 9:18 a.m. ET