Toronto road impacts

Check downtown routes before you drive.

Start with active road impacts, then compare the downtown arterials and expressways most likely to change how you enter or leave the core.

Updated Apr 26, 2:32 p.m.

Roads with items today

Includes active closures, construction, and longer-term route notes.

Active closure records

Closure and construction records whose date range includes today.

Route notes

Longer-running restrictions shown separately from acute closures.

Downtown roads to check today

Active downtown records and route notes are promoted before regional highway feed items.

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Expressway
Gardiner Expressway
Full closure today
Gardiner Expressway fully closed from the Humber River to Spadina Avenue from 11 p.m. Friday, April 24 until 5 a.m. Monday, April 27 for weekend maintenance.
Active today · Fri, Apr 24 at 11:00 PM to Mon, Apr 27 at 5:00 AM
1 active records2 route notes

Upcoming high-impact road records

Future closures and construction records most likely to require route planning.

No high-impact future road records are currently listed.

Downtown roads

These roads matter most for Union, Rogers Centre, Scotiabank Arena, Exhibition Place, and waterfront trips.

Gardiner Expressway
Expressway
Full closure today
Toronto's elevated downtown expressway running along the waterfront from the QEW to the DVP.
Typical worst times
Eastbound 7–9am weekdays, westbound 4–7pm weekdays, both directions on Jays/TFC/concert event days.
Next reported item
None listed
Don Valley Parkway
Expressway
No active item
Toronto's north-south expressway through the Don Valley, connecting the 401 to the Gardiner.
Typical worst times
Southbound 7–9am, northbound 4–7pm. Weekend midday closures are common for maintenance.
Next reported item
None listed
Lake Shore Boulevard
Arterial
No active item
Toronto's main waterfront arterial running parallel to the Gardiner Expressway.
Typical worst times
Westbound from 5pm during Exhibition Place / BMO Field event nights. Both directions during Gardiner closures.
Next reported item
None listed
King Street
Arterial
No active item
Downtown Toronto's transit-priority east-west arterial, restricted for through-cars between Bathurst and Jarvis.
Typical worst times
Streetcar service runs continuously; private-vehicle through-traffic is restricted in the downtown core 24/7.
Next reported item
None listed
Queen Street
Arterial
No active item
Major east-west streetcar arterial through downtown Toronto.
Typical worst times
Continuous slow-moving streetcar traffic through downtown; weekend retail surge in Queen West.
Next reported item
None listed
University Avenue
Arterial
No active item
Toronto's wide north-south civic boulevard between Front and Bloor, lined with hospitals and government buildings.
Typical worst times
Heavy hospital-shift turnover at 7am, 3pm, 11pm. Frequent demonstration/parade closures.
Next reported item
None listed
Yonge Street
Arterial
No active item
Toronto's signature north-south spine, running from the waterfront through downtown and beyond.
Typical worst times
Downtown segment crawls all day. Festival/parade closures (Pride, Santa Claus Parade, Yonge-Dundas events) cause major detours.
Next reported item
None listed

Regional highway watch

Useful for getting to Toronto, but these records are separated from the downtown-first view.

Highway 401
Highway
No active item
Ontario's busiest highway and the northern boundary of Toronto's expressway grid.
Typical worst times
Eastbound 7–10am into Toronto, westbound 3–7pm out of Toronto. Saturday afternoons in summer are also heavy.
Next reported item
None listed
Highway 400
Highway
No active item
Toronto's main route to cottage country, running north from the 401 toward Barrie.
Typical worst times
Friday afternoons northbound and Sunday evenings southbound, especially May–October.
Next reported item
None listed
Highway 404
Highway
No active item
Toronto's northeast expressway extending the DVP north from the 401 to East Gwillimbury.
Typical worst times
Southbound 7–9am into Toronto, northbound 4–7pm out of Toronto.
Next reported item
None listed
Highway 427
Highway
No active item
Toronto's western expressway connecting Pearson Airport to the QEW and the 401.
Typical worst times
Northbound 4–7pm weekdays, southbound 6–9am weekdays. Heavy Sunday evening southbound traffic from cottage returnees.
Next reported item
None listed