Huge traffic jams on Hurontario Street to become the norm for a couple of years
Published October 14, 2022 at 4:44 pm
Major work on a new QEW underpass at Hurontario St. in south Mississauga isn’t set to begin for another couple of weeks, but drivers in the area are already dealing with traffic nightmares.
A motorist who found themselves stuck in heavy mid-afternoon traffic today (Oct. 14) on Hurontario St. travelling north towards the QEW from Lakeshore Rd. told insauga.com that stretch of road took them some 40 minutes to travel.
A better way to make that trip these days, according to local residents, is to take Mississauga Rd. north from Lakeshore Rd. and enter the QEW eastbound towards Hurontario St.
Hurontario St. lanes have been reduced to one each way in the area while crews work on the $1.4-billion Hurontario light rail transit (LRT) line that will run from south Mississauga to Brampton when completed in fall 2024.
The next work phase in the area involves the creation of the underpass below the QEW. And crews will do the work using an innovative new technique that’s described as a first in Ontario and expected to significantly reduce the work time and associated traffic impact.
Project leaders say installation of the underpass is the next major step in construction of the 18-kilometre Hazel McCallion Line.
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They add that from Oct. 28-31, traffic restrictions will be in place at that location as crews start the work. Hurontario St., between North and South service roads, will be closed from the Friday night (Oct. 28) to Monday morning.
QEW traffic that weekend will be reduced to two lanes in each direction and diverted to Hurontario St. before returning to the highway, officials say.
When completed, the Hazel McCallion Line will run from Port Credit GO station in south Mississauga to Brampton. It will feature 19 stops along the way and if City of Mississauga officials get what they want, the “transit loop” that would serve people living in highrises in the city’s downtown core will once again be part of the project.
In addition to recent work on utilities, crews working on the LRT have also been focusing on completing tasks around two major creeks in Mississauga in an effort to prevent devastating local floods in the future.
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