Two QEW lanes in Mississauga to be closed for several more days

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Published May 20, 2022 at 4:18 pm

Two QEW lanes in Mississauga to be closed for several more days
The QEW in west Mississauga, where work on the new Credit River bridge and associated lane closures continue. (Photo: QEW/Credit River Improvement Project)

Two lanes of the westbound QEW in west Mississauga will be closed to overnight traffic for an additional several nights as crews continue to work on the new bridge over the Credit River.

The lane closures, from west of Hurontario St. to just east of Erin Mills Pkwy., will remain in effect on weeknights only until next Thursday (May 26).

Initially, the lanes were to be closed through May 13, then that date was pushed back to May 19 while work was completed on a concrete median barrier wall dividing eastbound and westbound QEW lanes.

However, due to continued “unforeseen challenges with the barrier system, the crews will require additional time to complete the work,” officials with the QEW/Credit River Improvement Project said in an email update today (May 20).

Westbound lane one will be closed to traffic from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weeknights through May 26 while the second westbound QEW lane will be shut down from midnight to 5 a.m. the same nights.

Project officials say they anticipate only minor traffic disruptions and minor noise impacts. They add that work will be dependent on the weather and that lane closures may not be in place on all days.

Meanwhile, those same lanes will be closed to overnight traffic between Hurontario St. and Mississauga Rd. until May 27 (excluding overnights during the Victoria Day long weekend).

Additionally, there will be one lane closure of the Mississauga Rd. westbound off-ramp from the QEW during the same time period, with the same long weekend exception, officials say.

Those lane closures will allow for the final installation and shifting of the concrete barriers, officials say.

Drivers and area residents can expect ongoing traffic disruptions to impact part of the QEW and other areas in the vicinity of Mississauga Rd. and the highway in the coming weeks and months.

Night and weekend work along the 2.6-km stretch of the QEW from Hurontario St. to Mississauga Rd. is expected to impact traffic for the duration of construction.

After years of planning, work to rebuild the bridge continues to move forward. 

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