Highway 401

• 2 dead, 3 injured after crash on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga

  Around 9 a.m. Ontario Provincial Police said they were called to a crash on the eastbound express lanes of the artery near Dixie Road, which led to the road being entirely closed.

  Traffic

  Jul 15
  
• Suspect ‘may be without shoes’ after collision, crash into home: OPP

  The suspect is said to have fled on foot after the second crash and Ontario Provincial Police believe the man may be without any shoes.

  Crime

  Jun 8
  
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• Highway 401 lanes closed after fatal multi-vehicle crash in Mississauga

  Ontario Provincial Police said they were called to a crash on Highway 401 near Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga.

  Traffic

  Feb 20
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• Metrolinx struggled to tunnel under Hwy. 401, forcing lane closure and repairs

  Since early 2023, a tunnel boring machine has been slowly making its way south from Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, digging out a route for the Scarborough Subway Extension.

  Politics

  Nov 12, 2025
• Labour Minister tells Ford-friendly union it will be tapped to build Hwy. 401 tunnel

  In a video posted to social media, Labour Minister David Piccini told members of a private sector union they'd be tapped to build Hwy. 413 and the 401 tunnel.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2025
• Ford government refuses to release completed work on Hwy. 401 tunnel idea

  Ontario is refusing to release already completed work on the viability of Premier Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel vision after signing a $9.1 million contract to study it again.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2025
• Ontario awards $9.1M contract to study Hwy. 401 tunnel concept

  Internal studies into the concept at the Ministry of Transportation were paused in 2021 and found there was a 'potential for roadway collapse.'

  Politics

  Nov 7, 2025
• Deadly 401 crash: Family suing Durham Police over alleged ‘reckless judgment’

  The parents of an infant who was killed, along with his grandparents, in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., in April 2024 are suing Durham police.

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2025
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• No contract awarded to study Hwy. 401 tunnel plan, one year after it was announced

  Last year, Doug Ford unveiled a plan to tunnel an expressway beneath Highway 401. The government, however, still hasn't appointed a company to study the idea.

  Politics

  Sep 25, 2025
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• ‘Shocking’ dashcam footage shows wrong-way driver on Ontario’s Highway 401

  Police released dashcam footage that shows a dark-coloured Honda Civic going the wrong way on Highway 401 in Milton, Ont., before barely missing the vehicle that had the dashcam. 

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2025