Road Closures
Road closures are sometimes needed because of emergency repairs or planned road improvement projects. York Region is committed to re-opening roads as quickly as possible so that traffic can return to normal.
Current and Upcoming Planned Road Closures
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Municipality |
Road |
Date and Time |
Project |
|---|---|---|---|
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Georgina |
Metro Road North will be closed between Boyers Road and Bouchier Street |
Metro Road North will be closed from Boyers Road to Bouchier Street on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A backup date of Friday, October 7, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. has been proposed in case of inclement weather. |
Tree removal in the Town of Georgina, being led by York Region’s tree maintenance contractor. |
|
Markham |
16th Avenue and Kennedy Road |
Single lane closures at 16th Ave and Kennedy Road and left lane closures on 16th Ave at Yorkton Blvd from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through January |
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|
Markham |
16th Avenue from Mingay Avenue to west of Williamson Road |
Friday, May 20 to Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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|
Markham |
Temporary Lane Closure 16th Avenue between Ninth Line and Highway 48/Markham Road |
Sundays to Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. beginning Monday, August 15 to Monday, October 31, 2022 |
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|
Markham |
Woodbine Avenue from Steeles Avenue to Denison Street. |
Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 9 p.m. to Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 5 p.m. |
Paving led by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario |
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Richmond Hill |
Stouffville Road, between Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street. |
There will be intermittent closures on Stouffville Road, between Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street, beginning Tuesday, October 11, 2022, to Monday, October 24, 2022, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. |
To protect the endangered Jefferson Salamanders as they cross Stouffville Road to leave summer breeding grounds and return to their winter habitat. |
During the temporary road closures listed above, road sections will be closed to through traffic, however roads will be open to local traffic on either ends of the closure area.
Unplanned Road Closures
Unplanned road closures will be posted on our:
- Media Releases page
- Twitter feed using #onYRroads
