By Gazette Staff
September 12th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
Ministry of Transportation announces Burlington Skyway Bridge Closure
2 (two) lanes out of 4 existing, on the QEW Niagara Bound will be closed from 10:00pm Friday September 12, until 5:00am Monday September 15, weather dependent.
As part of our project on the QEW/Burlington Bay Skyway Bridge (Niagara Bound), the contractor is working on the rehabilitation of the QEW Niagara Bound lanes of the Burlington Bay Skyway bridge and will be closing 2 (two) Niagara Bound (Eastbound) lanes (out of 4 existing lanes) for bridge deck rehabilitation.
Specifically:
- 2 (two) lanes out of 4 existing, on the QEW Niagara Bound will be closed from 10:00pm Friday September 12, until 5:00am Monday September 15, weather dependent.
It is expected that there will be traffic delays throughout the weekend.
Advance signing and notification will be provided to motorists so they can plan an alternate route.
Travellers can visit http://511on.ca/ or @511Ontario for updates on work and traffic impacts.
It should also be noted that the on-ramp to the Niagara-bound Skyway Bridge at Eastport Drive will also be closed. Whilst the North Shore Boulevard on ramp at will still remain open access to the QEW wil not be available because as said the on-ramp from Eastport Drive will be shut.
There is a benefit to the Eastport Drive on ramp being closed. It means there will not be the usual heavy backup of traffic along Lakeshore Road. Access to the QEW will either have to be at Fairview Street/Plains Road or after the Lift Bridge at Nikola Tesla Boulevard.
This is a working example of why the suggestion to close the North Shore Boulevard on and off-ramps during rush hours would substantially eliminate the commuter traffic that transits our downtown to avoid the QEW congestion.
Why is the City not holding resident open forums specifically to discuss and address the City’s traffic congestion problem?