Cambridge 401 expansion closes ramps at Townline Road

As work continues to expand Highway 401 through Cambridge, ramp closures continue to cause headaches for motorists through the Townline Road area, with many drivers telling CityNews Kitchener they have been caught off-guard.

Ramp closures have been in effect since mid-April but new closures continue to pop-up on a weekly basis.

Most notably, Tuesday morning, access to Highway 401 Eastbound was cut off completely at Townline Road.

On the project information page, new traffic impacts are posted weekly.

For this week, the Ministry of Transportation has the following listed:

• Highway 401 Townline Interchange eastbound off ramp (W-N/S ramp), is closed starting Tuesday, April 11, and will last for multiple months.
• Southbound Townline Road eastbound highway 401 on ramp (N-E ramp), is closed starting Tuesday, April 11, and will last for multiple months.
• Highway 401 Townline interchange ramps closed nightly and intermittently.
• Highway 401 Townline Interchange westbound off ramp (E-N/S ramp). Closed nightly and intermittently from 10:00pm to 6:00am throughout the week.
• Northbound Townline Road to eastbound highway 401 on ramp (S-E ramp). Closed nightly and intermittently from 8:00pm to 5:00am throughout the week. (9:00pm to 5:00am on Sunday nights).
• Townline Road lane reduction at highway 401. Lanes reduced nightly and intermittently throughout the week.
• Hespeler Road lane reduction at highway 401. Lanes reduced nightly and intermittently throughout the week.
• Highway 401 Hespeler Road interchange ramps closed nightly and intermittently throughout the week.
• Southbound Hespeler Road to Highway 401 eastbound onramp (N-E Ramp) is scheduled to be closed Monday, May 15, 2023 from 9am to 3pm. Weather dependent.

The widening of Highway 401 through Cambridge will see the highway widened from six lanes to ten, the full replacement of the Hespeler Road Bridges, and the rehabilitation of Townline Road Underpass and Wellington County Road 32 Underpass.