416 TRAFFIC/DRIVING OUT/TO HAMILTON

Commuter route~70 KM · 60–95 MIN●LIVE

Downtown Toronto → Hamilton

The standard route is Gardiner → QEW. Current and upcoming road issues on the main Toronto-to-Hamilton outbound corridors.

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★ Today’s read · Fri, May 1Daytime 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 · 70 km

Toronto exit · Gardiner → QEW

MINOR · NIGHTS

★ ~15 KM · OUTBOUND TORONTO-TO-HAMILTON STRETCH

Outbound Toronto-to-Hamilton stretch. Watch this leg for closures that affect the reverse commute and weekend returns.

QEW WBCAWTHRA ROAD and DIXIE ROAD

2 left lanes · construction

9:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Lake Shore W Gardiner W Rampbetween Lake Shore Blvd W and Humber River Recreational Trl

one direction

11:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Mid-QEW · Mississauga → Oakville → Burlington

MINOR · NIGHTS

★ ~35 KM · OUTBOUND TORONTO-TO-HAMILTON STRETCH

Outbound Toronto-to-Hamilton stretch. Watch this leg for closures that affect the reverse commute and weekend returns.

HWY 403 MISSISSAUGA WBERIN MILLS PKWY and WINSTON CHURCHILL BLVD

2 alternating lanes · construction

9:00PM–6:00AMNIGHT

QEW WBERIN MILLS PKWY/SOUTHDOWN ROAD and MISSISSAUGA ROAD

1 right lane · maintenance

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Hamilton arrival · Skyway → QEW NB / 403

MINOR · NIGHTS

★ ~20 KM · OUTBOUND TORONTO-TO-HAMILTON STRETCH

Outbound Toronto-to-Hamilton stretch. Watch this leg for closures that affect the reverse commute and weekend returns.

QEW WBGUELPH LINE

all lanes closed · off-ramp · maintenance

11:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

QEW WBNORTHSHORE BLVD and FAIRVIEW STREET/PLAINS ROAD

1 right lane · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

QEW WBFAIRVIEW STREET/PLAINS ROAD and BRANT STREET

1 alternating lane · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

QEW WBBRANT STREET and GUELPH LINE

1 right lane · construction

10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

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When to drive today

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

★ Hourly route load · Fri, May 1

calmplan aheadheavy

10a

11a

12p

10p

11p

Lightest tracked window today: 6 AM – 9 PM.

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Three ways out of the city

Pick by outbound corridor

Gardiner → QEW

Usual choice

Reverse-direction option for Toronto-to-Hamilton trips. Check active closures before choosing it.

Best for: Leaving Toronto for HamiltonLess useful if: Skyway or Gardiner has a major closure

427 / 401 → 407 → 403

Alt

Reverse-direction option for Toronto-to-Hamilton trips. Check active closures before choosing it.

Best for: Leaving Toronto for HamiltonLess useful if: You want to avoid 407 tolls

Lake Shore Blvd

Alt

Reverse-direction option for Toronto-to-Hamilton trips. Check active closures before choosing it.

Best for: Leaving Toronto for Hamilton

GO Train · Lakeshore West

Not driving

Reverse-direction Lakeshore West service toward Hamilton; check GO schedules before leaving Union.

Stops: Union · Exhibition · Port Credit · Clarkson · Oakville · Bronte · Appleby · Burlington · Aldershot · West Harbour

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Roads to check

★ Sources

Road conditions use the same Toronto and Ontario source records that feed the daily traffic brief.

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