Drivers on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in Mississauga should buckle up for three weeks of nightly slowdowns as bridge work over the Credit River ramps up. Starting tonight, four lanes—two eastbound and two westbound—between Erin Mills Parkway and Hurontario Street will close intermittently from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. through March 31. The QEW/Credit River Improvement Project team warns of traffic snarls and overnight noise as crews push forward with the massive rehabilitation effort.
Adding to the headache, the westbound QEW on-ramp at Mississauga Road will slam shut from midnight to 5 a.m. this Wednesday through Friday. Weather could shuffle the schedule, project officials say, urging drivers to stay alert for updates.
Beyond the highway, three nearby roads are also in for disruptions. Premium Way, running parallel to the QEW just west of Hurontario, will lose one lane weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. all month, between Stavebank Road and Lynchmere Avenue. Flaggers will keep two-way traffic moving, with access to Dickson Road and Lynchmere Avenue preserved, but delays are a given.
Meanwhile, Mississauga Road (from Kedleston Way to the QEW westbound on-ramp) faces one-lane closures nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through March 14, while South Sheridan Way (between its QEW eastbound on-ramp and Mississauga Road) will see two lanes blocked from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. over the same stretch. Both will stay open to two-way traffic under flaggers, though the overnight racket might keep locals awake.
Since 2022, this $313.8-million project—handled by EllisDon Corp. and Coco Paving Inc.—has meant frequent lane squeezes along the 2.6-km QEW corridor from Hurontario to Mississauga Road. No firm end date’s in sight, and night and weekend work will keep rattling drivers for months. For the latest, check the project website.
Recent milestones include shifting eastbound QEW traffic onto the new Mississauga Road overpass, wrapping up paving and line painting last July, and demolishing the bridge’s south section in June 2024. Next up: bridge construction and rehab, a multi-use path at Mississauga Road, interchange upgrades, pedestrian-cyclist crossings, and median improvements.
The Credit River bridge, a 1934 relic expanded in 1960, was nearly torn down after a 2013 Ministry of Transportation study. But fierce pushback from Mississauga’s city council in 2019 flipped the script—now it’s being restored, preserving its heritage status under provincial ownership.