Durham residents are being reminded to plan accordingly for the full closure of Highway 401 in both directions beginning at 11 pm on Saturday, July 22 until 7 am Sunday, July 23.
Also, those planning to visit Toronto over the weekend, need to take into account that there will be no train service in either direction on Lakeshore East from tonight until Monday. It will be replaced by shuttle bus service to and from Union Station in Toronto (see below).
As part of the construction operations related to Ministry of Transportation contract MTO 2022-2010, Brennan Paving and Construction will be implementing a weekend full closure of both bounds of Highway 401 from Simcoe Street to Drew Street.
The closure is scheduled to perform the bridge demolition on the existing Simcoe Street underpass at Highway 401.
In a reminder, Oshawa said detour routes are summarized as follows:
- Eastbound Traffic on Highway 401: All lanes of traffic will exit at the Simcoe Street off-ramp (WE/W. ramp) and follow Bloor Street eastbound until reaching the next available Highway 401 on-ramp located west of Fourth Avenue.
- Westbound Traffic on Highway 401: All lanes of traffic will exit at the Drew Street off-ramp (EN ramp), proceed north to the intersection of First Avenue and Drew Street, and then follow First Avenue westbound to Simcoe Street. From there, traffic will travel southbound towards the Simcoe Street on-ramp (N/SW) to access Highway 401 westbound.
Additionally, the following arterial roads will be closed with permitted access to the local traffic and immediate residents. These closures are as follows:
- Simcoe Street South: Closed from 150m north (at N/SW ramp) of Lviv Blvd to Bloor Street E/W.
- Albert Street: Closed from Third Avenue to Bloor Street E/W.
- Front Street: Closed from Third Avenue to Lviv Blvd.
- Lviv Blvd: Closed from Simcoe Street to Front Street.
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