CNE Road Closures and Traffic Updates
This year, the CNE runs from August 15 to September 1.
Road Closures
- Dufferin St / British Columbia Drive (Springhurst Ave to Lake Shore Blvd), on weekends only (Saturdays at 5 am to Sundays at midnight) and all-day Labour Day Monday
Traffic Control to be deployed at key intersections
- Strachan Ave / East Liberty St, 7 am-7pm daily
- Dufferin St / Liberty St, 7am-7pm daily
- East Liberty/Hanna, timing to be confirmed
- Fleet/Strachan, police presence
Pick-up / Drop-off areas
- King St W (Tyndall Ave to Elm Grove Ave) – North & South sides
- Remembrance Dr (entire length) - North side
- Douro St (Shaw St to Strachan Ave) – South side
- Stadium Rd (Lake Shore Blvd W to Queens Quay) – West side
Active Traffic Management
Staff will be monitoring traffic cameras and making real-time signal timing adjustments from 8 pm to midnight daily, except Labour Day Monday.
Metrolinx Changes to Station Work Hours at Exhibition Station
To accommodate the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), work hours will shift to overnight from August 11 until September 8. The hours of work for the south entrance and Manitoba haul route will be from 9pm-7am, with trucks using the Manitoba haul route from 12a.m-7a.m. The station platform will have extended hours of 7am-11pm (extended from 5pm). See the construction notice.
Crews will continue to work on key elements of the project, including foundations for a new station entrance, the Ontario Line tunnel portal, and a traction power substation in the area. These activities will proceed during regular daytime hours on regular haul routes as outlined in previous notices.
Metrolinx staff have advised there are mitigation measures currently in place at the site. For more info on this:
- Contact Metrolinx 24/7 at: 416-202-5100, or send an email at [email protected]
- Visit the website: www.metrolinx.com/ontarioline
- View all construction notices with more detail here.
Gardiner Construction
The Gardiner will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue, with intermittent additional nighty lane reductions as necessary. More details are available on the City’s website here.
The City of Toronto announced that the Gardiner Expressway will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue for three years, beginning late March. This is part of the city’s six-part Strategic Rehabilitation Plan that was approved by council in 2016.
Toronto Road Restrictions & Closures
- For a listing of road closures, visit the City of Toronto's website here.
Ontario Line Construction Notices
- For a listing of notices related to the Ontario Line, visit the Metrolinx website here.
Metrolinx Construction
- For a listing of all construction notices, visit the Metrolinx website here.
GO Transit Construction
- For a listing of notices related to GO Transit, visit the website here.
TTC Construction
- For a listing of notices, visit the TTC website here.