416 TRAFFIC/CALENDAR/SUN · OCT · 18 · 2026

Sun · Oct · 18 · 2026● HEAVY

Heavy traffic

Name: AFC Toronto vs. Calgary Wild FC
Start: 2026-10-18T13:00:00-04:00
Location: BMO Field

AFC Toronto, Waterfront Marathon, and Max Amini Live in Toronto! are happening across BMO Field, Yonge Street / waterfront course, and Scotiabank Arena. Likely busiest 3 PM to 4:30 PM as Waterfront Marathon crowds leave Yonge Street / waterfront course, Toronto Marlies vs. Belleville Senators traffic heads toward Coca-Cola Coliseum. Separate transit disruption: Lakeshore West GO line planned construction.

LAST CHECKED · SEP 4, 2:28 P.M. ET

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Intensity by hour

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★ Today’s status

Heavy

Events

Strong signal

Roads

None listed

Transit

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What’s happening on Sun, Oct 18

HEAVY

AFC Toronto vs. Calgary Wild FC

1:00 PM · Sports

BMO Field

HEAVY

Waterfront Marathon

8:00 AM–3:30 PM · Road race

Yonge Street / waterfront course · Downtown / Waterfront

Event: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Route: Starts on Yonge Street near Elm Street and finishes on Bay Street north of Queen Street via the waterfront course

Detailed closures: torontowaterfrontmarathon.com

✓ Verified · TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon

PLAN AHEAD

Max Amini Live in Toronto!

7:00 PM · Other

Scotiabank Arena

PLAN AHEAD

Toronto Marlies vs. Belleville Senators

4:00 PM · Sports

Coca-Cola Coliseum

PLAN AHEAD

Toronto Marlies vs. Belleville Senators

4:00 PM · Sports

Coca-Cola Coliseum

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Public transit disruptions

Public transit closures

1 listed

GO TransitMay 23 - Oct 18

Lakeshore West GO line planned construction

Closure window: May 23 to Oct 18. GO Transit lists planned construction on the Lakeshore West line for Oct 17-Oct 18; service may be adjusted while construction work is underway.

Transit: Official transit notice listed: Lakeshore West GO line planned construction. Check the source for service details. No planned closure listed for TTC and UP Express in official transit-disruption data.

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Top trouble spots

★ Top Trouble Spots

Exhibition Place / BMO FieldLake Shore Boulevard near Exhibition PlacePrinces' BoulevardDufferin GateExhibition GOGardiner ramps near JamesonDowntown / WaterfrontYonge Street near Elm Street

Strachan AvenueHEAVY

Exhibition Place arrivals usually concentrate here and at Dufferin Gate.

Lake Shore BoulevardHEAVY

Parallel route pressure from Gardiner constraints.

Bay StreetHEAVY

Arena traffic and Union Station pickup activity concentrate here around games.

York StreetHEAVY

It sits between the Gardiner ramps, Scotiabank Arena, and Union Station.

Queen StreetCLOSED

Queen St W near Yonge St

Drivers: Trips driving in from outside downtown overlap the strongest listed pressure near Exhibition Place / BMO Field, Lake Shore Boulevard near Exhibition Place, Princes' Boulevard, where parking may also be tighter.

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Road closures and restrictions

Road closures

0 listed

No major road closure is listed for this date in our current sources.

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All Toronto restrictions, hour by hour

6 in TorontoLast refresh Sep 4, 2:28 p.m. ET

✓ No daytime restrictions listed in Toronto.

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