Major Mackenzie Drive

May 29, 2024

Highway 400 to Jane Street

Construction start: October 2020
Anticipated completion: Summer 2024

Improvements to Major Mackenzie Drive from Highway 400 to Jane Street in the City of Vaughan began in fall 2020 to accommodate growth, improve traffic flow and provide more travel options for all.

Major Mackenzie Drive looking north towards Jane Street
Major Mackenzie Drive looking north towards Jane Street, December 2023

Improvements include:

  • Widening the road from four to six lanes

  • Widening and rehabilitating two bridges located east and west of Wellness Way and Amusement Drive

  • Reconfiguring the bridge over Highway 400, including adjusting and reconfiguring the on/off ramps

  • Enhancing the existing boulevards, upgrading sidewalks, crosswalks, street lighting and tree planting

  • Installing a dedicated multi-use path and extending the existing path west of Highway 400 to Jane Street

Construction Map of Major Mackenzie Drive from Highway 400 to Jane Street

Impacts to travellers:

Lane/ramp closures and traffic shifts are required for night paving on Major Mackenzie from west of the Metrolinx Station to the Wellness Way/Amusement Drive intersection. Work will take place over five nights starting Sunday, June 23, 2024, weather permitting. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction to accommodate construction.

map of closure area
  • Sunday, June 23, 2024: Night paving at the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Wellness Way/Amusement Park Drive, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. 
  • Monday, June 24, 2024 to Friday, June 28, 2024: Night paving from the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Wellness Way/Amusement Drive to west of the Metrolinx Station, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. 

Once paving is complete, there will be periodic work over the summer. Lane reductions will be required to activate permanent traffic signals, adjust signs and complete boulevard work.

Construction Update - Spring 2024

Crews are finishing structural work, the traffic signals on the bridge over Highway 400 and final paving. Sidewalk, street lighting and tree planting work will take place in early summer 2024. 

Upcoming work:

  • Completing structural work on the bridge over Highway 400
  • Activating permanent traffic signals at the two Highway 400 off-ramps and at Wellness Way/Amusement Drive
  • Paving and pavement markings from west of the Highway 400 interchange to the intersection of Wellness/Way/Amusement Drive (including the intersection)
  • Streetscaping and boulevard work on the east side of Jane Street

Completed work:

  • Road widening from four to six lanes from west of Highway 400 to Jane Street
  • Bridge widening and structural rehabilitation of the Coaster Bridge and the bridge east of Wellness Way/Amusement Drive
  • Rehabilitation of the north and south sides of the bridge over Highway 400
  • Reconfiguration of the on and off-ramps at Highway 400, including construction of a new westbound to northbound Highway 400 on-ramp
  • Installation of a multi-use path on the south side of Major Mackenzie Drive from west of Highway 400 Jane Street
  • Installation of a sidewalk on the north side of Major Mackenzie Drive from Jane Street to Wellness Way/Amusement Drive
  • Storm sewer work, including five storm sewer crossings, catch basins and a large sewer west of Wellness Way/Amusement Drive and west of Metrolinx Station
  • Utility work and permanent street lighting installation 
  • Streetscaping on the north and south side of Major Mackenzie Drive west of Jane Street
  • Installation of permanent traffic signals at the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Jane Street
  • Paving from east of Wellness Way/Amusement Drive to Jane Street

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Reminders

For everyone’s safety, please reduce your speed through the construction area.

Travellers are encouraged to use traffic and navigation tools. York Region provides real-time traffic and road information in open data, used by many apps.

This work may be rescheduled due to weather conditions. York Region will provide advance notice whenever possible.

We’re here to answer your questions. Contact us using any method noted below and quote “Major Mackenzie Drive: Highway 400 to Jane Street” in your inquiry.

York Region Transportation, Public Works
Phone: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75000
TTY: 1-866-512-6228
@email
After-hours emergency: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75200

There are other road improvement projects happening nearby, including Rutherford Road. For more information, visit the Vaughan Construction Projects page.

For information on road improvement projects across all towns and cities in York Region, visit the Road Construction Schedule page.