Highway 401
Is the Highway 401 closed today?
Yes — 11 full closures are active on the Highway 401 today, plus 9 partial closures or construction zones.
Is the Highway 401 closed this coming weekend?
2 full closures and 2 partial closures or construction zones are scheduled this coming weekend.
Last updated 2026-06-09 · sourced from Toronto Open Data and Ontario 511
★ Typical worst times
Eastbound 7–10am into Toronto, westbound 3–7pm out of Toronto. Saturday afternoons in summer are also heavy.
★ Detour summary
Highway 7 to the north and the 407 ETR (toll) are the practical alternates. Avenue Road, Yonge, and Eglinton cannot absorb 401 volume.
Traffic zones
Status by segment · 5 segments
Highway 401 · Windsor → Quebec border
Active today
TorontoHwy 427 / Yonge / DVP8 closures · 5 fullPARTIAL
Highway 401 (Eastbound)
Road page ->5 records · 3 full · 1 near Etobicoke, 4 near North York
NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Highway 401 (Eastbound)
Road page ->5 records · 3 full · 1 near Etobicoke, 4 near North York
Highway 401 (Westbound)
Road page ->3 records · 2 full · 2 near North York, 1 near Etobicoke
PARTIAL
Highway 401 (Westbound)
Road page ->3 records · 2 full · 2 near North York, 1 near Etobicoke
Scarborough / DurhamDVP / Scarborough / Pickering / Whitby12 closures · 6 fullMINOR · NIGHTS
Highway 401 (Westbound)
Road page ->8 records · 4 full · 8 near Scarborough
NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Highway 401 (Westbound)
Road page ->8 records · 4 full · 8 near Scarborough
Highway 401 (Eastbound)
Road page ->4 records · 2 full · 2 near North York, 2 near Scarborough
NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Highway 401 (Eastbound)
Road page ->4 records · 2 full · 2 near North York, 2 near Scarborough
Outer westWindsor / Chatham / London0 closuresCLEAR
Milton / MississaugaCambridge / Milton / Mississauga / Pearson0 closuresCLEAR
Outer eastCobourg / Kingston / Cornwall0 closuresCLEAR
Upcoming closures
Highway 401 (Westbound)
Road page ->1 record · 1 full · 1 near North York
NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Highway 401 (Westbound)
Road page ->1 record · 1 full · 1 near North York
Driving in on the 401?
Commuter route pages stitch closures into the leg-by-leg journey