Highway 401 Closure

• Fatal crash prompts part of Highway 401 closure near Toronto-Mississauga border

  OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said a two-vehicle crash happened at around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 401 just south of Toronto Pearson airport.

  Traffic

  Oct 3, 2023
  
• ‘Sudden death investigation’ prompts closure of west Hwy. 401 express lanes in part of Toronto

  A "sudden death investigation" prompted the closure of the westbound express lanes of Highway 401 past Keele Street in Toronto on Friday. 

  Traffic

  Apr 21, 2023
  
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• Hand grenade seen during traffic stop leads to partial Hwy. 401 closure in eastern Ontario: police

  A hand grenade that was seen during a traffic stop and later determined to be inert led to a partial closure of Highway 401 in eastern Ontario earlier this week, police say.

  Crime

  Apr 14, 2023
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• 2 international students killed in Highway 401 collision near Ayr, Ont.

  Provincial police in Oxford County announced Tuesday that two people were killed in a collision on Highway 401 near Ayr, Ont., on Monday.

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2022
• Reported fatal crash on Hwy. 401 near Ayr, Ont. not fatal, OPP clarify

  Highway 401 eastbound has been closed for several hours near Ayr, Ont. by a fatal collision, according to Oxford County OPP.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022
• Fatal crash on Hwy. 401 shuts section of eastbound collector lanes in Toronto for much of Labour Day

  Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called to the collision on the highway near Neilson Road just before 8 a.m. Monday.

  Traffic

  Sep 5, 2022
• Highway 401 to close Wednesday night in Cambridge for bridge work

  Those who need to travel westbound on Highway 401 in Cambridge on Wednesday night into Thursday morning should be ready for construction delays.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022
• Liquid asphalt spill closes Hwy. 401 exit in Napanee: OPP

  OPP say the single-vehicle collision took place at 6 a.m. Tuesday on the highway near the Palace Road exit.

  Traffic

  Mar 17, 2020
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• Hwy. 401 closed at Hwy. 8 after truck carrying garbage catches fire: OPP

  An OPP officer said it could be a while before the road is reopened as Cambridge firefighters are still working to extinguish the blaze.

  Traffic

  Aug 29, 2019
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• Kitchener on-ramp from Hwy. 8 to Hwy. 401 Eastbound to close Friday overnight

  Those travellers who access Highway 401 from King Street in Kitchener will get some good news and some short-lived bad news on Friday.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2019