Detour ahead: Nightly closures of Edna Street highway ramps this week
Posted Jul 14, 2026 02:32:31 PM.
Last Updated Jul 14, 2026 08:50:43 PM.
Drivers will have to detour as the highway ramps at Edna Street in Kitchener will be closed for nightly construction this week.
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) says the ramp closures will affect motorists who are travelling southbound on Highway 85 and looking to exit at Edna St.
The on-ramps to Highway 7 westbound from both Edna St. and Wellington St. will also be impacted.
The overnight closures will be in place beginning July 15 between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. The work is expected to wrap up the morning of July 18.
The MTO said collector lanes will also be closed in that area during that time frame but two express lanes will remain open.
The work is attached to the ongoing Frederick Street Bridge reconstruction project which will lead to the long-awaited Highway 7 reconstruction between Kitchener and Guelph.
The bridge was demolished in December and Frederick St. is expected to remain closed between Edna St. and Anne St. until approximately Nov. 2026.
