Construction season isn't over! Here are routes that will still tie up traffic this fall

You can't go far in London without hitting a construction site. It's been a busy summer for roadwork, and while some projects are wrapping up, other routes will continue to cause delays heading into the busier fall period on the roads.

To start, the York Street project outside the VIA Rail station that sees the Wellington Road underpass closed, will take longer to finish, the city said.

Originally slated to reopen by Labour Day, construction crews found several obstacles underground that will push that project's completion into late September or early October.

"These are centuries old brick sewers that we're taking out, and we have had some unexpected underground encounters, including a chunk of old concrete foundation that we didn't know was there," Jennie Dann, Director of Construction and Infrastructure Services said.

South of the downtown, on Wellington Road, commuters will still be navigating one lane traffic snarls over the Clark's Bridge and out toward White Oaks.

Don't expect any reprieve there until at least mid-December.

"We're trying to have crews be there until the end of this year, working to complete the underground component for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)," Dann said. "So when you're driving on Wellington, you'll see traffic shifted to either one side or the other to allow them to do that underground work within the road allowance."

Next spring, Wellington Road south will still be a construction zone, as paving and painting and landscaping work begins.

Anyone who has driven east in London, on either Oxford or Dundas streets knows the routes have been a hive of frustrating construction activity for many months.

The good news is that the work on Dundas in the Argyle neighbourhood, between Burdick Plae and Beatrice Street, is almost finished. Paving is nearly done, and crews will be coming back for a few overnight closures in September, Dann said.

Also re-opening is the section of Dundas that runs past the Kellogg's building, between McCormick and Egerton, that will link the East London leg of BRT.

Where drivers will continue to experience congestion is on Oxford Street and Highbury Avenue. The bad news? It will continue into 2026.

"We're still working on the section on Oxford, near the Highbury intersection. So you will see lane reductions," Dann said about the work that leads past Fanshawe College. "That one is a year and a half project. So we started this spring and it'll be extending into 2026."

It's been stop-and-go on Adelaide Street with the bridge re-build between Windermere Road and Kipps Lane. That work, which will make it easier for cyclists and pedestrians to navigate the stretch, is well underway with the project expected to wrap up in November.

There are number of other longterm projects, Dann said, that will impact drivers for many more months.

One that's notable is the Bradley Avenue Extension project that will add lanes to the road between Wharncliffe and Jalna Boulevard. It got going this summer but won't be finished until 2027.

The city is also in the process of working at the Forks of the Thames, replacing an aging sewer system. It's impacting pedestrian and cycling access, as well as some parking in the area.

Still stuck in traffic? Check the city's Infrastructure Map for a look at the various road projects throughout the city