When does the Wyecroft Road bridge open? Halton Region still says fall 2026
Halton Region has not set an opening date for the Wyecroft Road extension and its bridge across Bronte Creek into Burlington. Its project page still gives fall 2026, and lane restrictions run to November.
The details
When it opens
As of 23 September 2026, Halton Region has not published an opening date for the Wyecroft Road extension or its bridge. The Region's project page gives anticipated completion as fall 2026, and lane restrictions at the intersection of Wyecroft Road and Bronte Road are in place through to November 2026. This page will be updated when the Region announces an opening.
What is being built
Halton Region is building an extension of Wyecroft Road and a bridge across Bronte Creek, connecting Oakville to Burlington. The project has been under construction since October 2023 and the Region gives completion as fall 2026.
What gets built is a four-lane roadway, the bridge itself, multi-use pathways, on-road bike lanes and a new watermain. The Region lists the watermain as servicing future growth and supporting the water supply in Oakville, which makes this a water project as much as a road project.
Lane restrictions at the intersection of Wyecroft Road and Bronte Road are in place through to November 2026 to support the work. Over the summer the Region also reduced Wyecroft Road between Bronte Road and South Service Road to one lane in each direction, from 2 June to 31 August 2026.
Key facts
- PR-3303
- Construction
- October 2023
- Not yet published
- Fall 2026
- Four lanes
- Bronte Creek, into Burlington
- New watermain, bike lanes, multi-use pathways
- Completed 1994, addendum 2006
- Halton Region
Why it matters
Bronte Creek is the western edge of Oakville, and there are very few ways across it. That is why the Region's stated benefits are mostly about relief: another route for motorists, less congestion on local roads and the QEW, and a shorter commute to Appleby and Bronte GO stations.
It also joins two blocks of employment land that currently face each other across a valley. The Region frames this as giving business owners, employees and customers easier access to work and retail, which in practice means the Wyecroft and Speers corridor gains a direct connection to Burlington's employment lands.
That corridor is changing at the same time. In August 2026 Council rezoned 2172 Wyecroft Road, beside Bronte GO Station, from industrial to urban core mixed use for about 1,191 homes. A road built to move goods between employment lands will open into a corridor that is being rebuilt around a commuter rail station.
What happens next
Done: Environmental assessment
Completed by the Town of Oakville in 1994, with an addendum issued in 2006.
Done: Funding and design
Project funding approved for the extension and bridge crossings in 2019.
Now: Construction
Under way since October 2023.
Next: Lane restrictions lift
Restrictions at Wyecroft Road and Bronte Road run to November 2026.
Next: Completion
Given by Halton Region as fall 2026. No opening date has been published.
Halton Region publishes traffic updates and construction notices for the project, and residents can sign up to receive them by email.
Sources
Halton Region
Wyecroft Road Extension and Bridge Project
