TODAY / AUG 27SEVERE
CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION (CNE / THE EX) 10:00 AM EXHIBITION PLACE★FAN EXPO CANADA METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE★DRAPER ST · FULL ROADWAY CLOSURE · DRAPER ST FROM FRONT ST W TO WELLINGTON ST W★GRACE ST · FULL ROADWAY CLOSURE · BETWEEN ALAN BOROVOY LANE AND HARBORD ST★
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 · TODAY'S STATUS

Toronto's got big plans today.

Jays, Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex), and Fan Expo Canada are happening across Rogers Centre, Exhibition Place, and Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Likely busiest 8:30 AM to 4 PM as traffic factors overlap.

▶ Today in detailThis week →Road closures →Full calendar →
★ Today's score ★
SEVERE
3 EVENTS · 88 ROAD CLOSURES
Peak 111:00 PM → 1:00 AM
Rogers Centre · Exhibition Place
Peak 28:30 AM → 4:00 PM
Rogers Centre · Exhibition Place
CheckedAug 25, 10:49 p.m. ET
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What’s happening today

Jays vs Royals

7:07 PM · MLB

Rogers Centre

Venue capacity: 40,000

Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex)

10:00 AM · Festival

Exhibition Place · Exhibition Place

✓ Verified · Canadian National Exhibition

Fan Expo Canada

TBD · Convention

Metro Toronto Convention Centre · Financial District

✓ Verified · Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Public transit closures

0 listed
No TTC, GO Transit, or UP Express closure is listed for today.
Official-feed status
  • TTCNo planned closure listed
  • GO TransitNo planned closure listed
  • UP ExpressNo planned closure listed

Status reflects planned closures imported from official TTC, GO Transit, and UP Express disruption pages.

★ Top Trouble Spots
Queens QuayHEAVY
Waterfront trips can shift south when Lake Shore is constrained.
Front StreetHEAVY
It is the closest east-west downtown alternate north of the waterfront.
Bremner BoulevardHEAVY
Jays traffic concentrates around Rogers Centre before first pitch and after the game.
Lower SpadinaHEAVY
It carries venue traffic between the Gardiner ramps, Lake Shore, and Blue Jays Way.
Lake Shore BoulevardHEAVY
Parallel route pressure from Gardiner constraints.

Drivers: Trips driving in from outside downtown overlap the strongest listed pressure near Rogers Centre / Blue Jays Way, Lower Spadina near Rogers Centre, Bremner Boulevard, where parking may also be tighter. Listed road impacts include Lake Shore Blvd W.

●GardinerWB BETWEEN PARK LAWN RAMP CLOSURE LISTED●DVPNo restriction listed●Hwy 4015 RAMP CLOSURES●Hwy 427SB ERINGATE RAMP CLOSURE LISTED●Lake Shore3 LISTED
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High-impact days ahead

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★ GROUPED BY DATE WINDOW ★

Aug 27
THU
27
THU
AUG
Jays at Rogers Centre, Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex), Fan Expo Canada
Aug 28-30
Weekend window
28
FRI
AUG
Jays at Rogers Centre, Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex), Fan Expo Canada
29
SAT
AUG
Jays at Rogers Centre, Toronto FC v New York City FC, Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex)
30
SUN
AUG
Jays at Rogers Centre, AFC Toronto at BMO Field, Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex)
Aug 31-1
Early week
31
MON
AUG
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex), SQUEEZE, DON TOLIVER: NITROUS
1
TUE
SEP
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex), Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson with The Hu & Orgy, TTC 504|304 Temporary service change due to sewer inspection
/03

Today's road closures

15 downtown & major route closures · 73 elsewhere in Toronto · 0 outside Toronto

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Downtown & major routes
Time

Draper St

1 record · 1 full roadway · 1 near Downtown Toronto

FULL CLOSURE LISTED
Draper StDraper St from Front St W to Wellington St W
SB: lane closures · NB: lane closures
7:00AM–7:00PMDAY

Grace St

1 record · 1 full roadway · 1 near Downtown Toronto

FULL CLOSURE LISTED
Grace Stbetween Alan Borovoy Lane and Harbord St
SB: lane closures · NB: lane closures
7:00AM–7:00PMDAY

Grosvenor St

1 record · 1 full roadway · 1 near Downtown Toronto

FULL CLOSURE LISTED
Grosvenor Stbetween Surrey Pl and Queen's Park Cres E
WB: lane closures · EB: lane closures
12:00AM–12:00AMDAY

Lake Shore

2 records · 2 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Road page ->
Lake Shore Blvd Wbetween Spadina Ave and Rees St
EB: lane closures
11:59PM–5:00AMNIGHT
Lake Shore Blvd WLake Shore Blvd W, Yonge St to Bay St
WB: lane closures
9:00AM–4:00PMLONG

Queen St.

2 records · 2 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Road page ->
Queen St WQueen St W near Yonge St
WB: lane closures, sidewalk detour · EB: lane closures, sidewalk detour
12:00AM–11:59PMLONG
Queen St WQueen St W, Cameron St to Spadina Ave
EB: lane closures
9:00AM–4:00PMLONG

Adelaide St W

1 record · 1 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Adelaide St Wbetween Sheppard St and University Ave
WB: lane closures · EB: lane closures
10:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Bay St

1 record · 1 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Bay Stbetween Wellesley St W and Breadalbane St
NB: lane closures
8:00PM–5:00AMNIGHT

Eastern Ave Diversion

1 record · 1 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Eastern Ave DiversionEastern Ave Diversion, Adelaide St E to Eastern Ave
WB: lane closures · EB: lane closures
5:30AM–11:59PMLONG

Front St E

1 record · 1 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Front St EFront St E, Market St to Jarvis St
WB: lane closures, sidewalk detour
7:00AM–5:00PMLONG

Gardiner (Westbound)

1 record · 1 near Etobicoke

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Road page ->
Park Lawn Gardiner W Rampbetween Park Lawn Rd and Grand Ave
SB: lane closures
12:00AM–5:00AMNIGHT

King St.

1 record · 1 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Road page ->
King St WKing St W, Peter St to Charlotte St
WB: lane closures, protected sidewalk path · construction
12:00AM–11:59PMLONG

Parliament St

1 record · 1 near Downtown Toronto

NIGHT / LONG-TERM
Parliament StParliament St, Distillery Lane to C N R
NB: lane closures, sidewalk detour · construction
12:00AM–11:59PMLONG

Wellington St W

1 record · 1 near Downtown Toronto

PARTIAL
Wellington St Wbetween Bay St and York St
WB: lane closures
9:00AM–4:00PMDAY
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Toronto traffic forecasts & planning guides

Core Toronto traffic planning pages

Guides

All guides →

Major roads

All roads →
  • Highway 401

    Toronto-area planned restrictions on Ontario's busiest highway, from Highway 427 to the Rouge River.

  • Gardiner Expressway

    Toronto's elevated waterfront expressway, connecting the QEW to the DVP. Downtown events can add pressure around arrival and exit windows.

  • Don Valley Parkway

    Toronto's north-south expressway through the Don Valley, connecting the 401 to the Gardiner.

  • Highway 410

    Highway 410 connects Brampton north of the 401 to Caledon, feeding traffic into the 401 westbound corridor.

  • Lake Shore Boulevard

    Toronto's main waterfront arterial running parallel to the Gardiner Expressway.

Venues

All venues →
  • Rogers Centre

    Rogers Centre sits beside Bremner Boulevard and Front Street, with parking garages in the surrounding downtown blocks. Union Station connects to TTC, GO, and UP Express. Compare same-day downtown events and current navigation conditions.

  • Scotiabank Arena

    The on-site garage, Maple Leaf Square, and Union Station garages use the Bay and Bremner approach network. Union also connects to TTC, GO, and the PATH. Compare same-day South Core events and current navigation conditions.

  • BMO Field

    BMO Field and its parking are inside Exhibition Place, with local access from Lake Shore Boulevard, Strachan Avenue, and Dufferin Street. Compare same-day Exhibition Place events and current navigation conditions.

  • RBC Amphitheatre

    Ontario Place vehicle access is from Lake Shore Boulevard West; Exhibition Place and BMO Field are nearby. Compare same-day waterfront events and current navigation conditions.

  • Coca-Cola Coliseum

    Coca-Cola Coliseum shares Exhibition Place parking and the Lake Shore, Strachan, and Dufferin approach network with BMO Field. Compare same-day Exhibition Place events and current navigation conditions.

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