A busy street in Mississauga’s north end will get its fourth traffic lane back under a proposed plan that also includes a new “in-boulevard, multi-use path” for cyclists and pedestrians.
The recommended design from City of Mississauga staff follows a lengthy — and somewhat controversial — pilot study introduced in 2023 that eliminated one lane of vehicle traffic on a large stretch of Aquitaine Avenue in Meadowvale and added bicycle lanes.
The trial run was conducted to look at ways to improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, the city said at the outset of the project, which received mixed reviews from the public. Many residents didn’t like the idea of removing one lane of traffic from the busy stretch of road.
The Aquitaine Avenue Road Safety Pilot Project reduced a section of the busy four-lane road to three lanes in summer 2023 in an effort to make it safer and reduce speeding. It’s among a number of road safety improvement initiatives across the city.
Image shows proposed design for Aquitaine Avenue moving forward. (Image: City of Mississauga)
Following feedback from the community and guidance from new provincial legislation regarding bike lanes that took effect in December, city staff is now taking its proposed design to city council and residents.
“The city re-examined alternatives and updated its recommendations after reviewing provincial legislation and results from the (pilot) study,” city officials said in an online project update, noting their plan calls for a “four-lane configuration that includes an in-boulevard, multi-use path” on Aquitaine Avenue.
Should the plan proceed, the major road would be resurfaced and the multi-use path installed on the south side by a tentative date of 2029, the city noted.
The bike lanes that were installed on Aquitaine Avenue for the pilot study will be removed this summer.
The city held a public meeting in June 2025, among other consultation efforts, to gather additional feedback from the community on the Aquitaine Avenue project as well as two other road safety initiatives in the area — on Argentia Road (signalized driveway east of Winston Churchill Boulevard to Turner Valley Road) and Millcreek Drive (from Derry Road West to Britannia Road West).
Earlier in the Aquitaine Avenue pilot study, the city said that every street should be safe for all residents and “that’s why we’ve modified Aquitaine Avenue to a three-lane system with bike lanes, parking spaces and a left-turn lane.”
Aquitaine Avenue in north Mississauga is one of three areas in that part of the city targeted for improvement via City of Mississauga road safety projects.
The changes were implemented on Aquitaine Avenue between Tenth Line West in west Meadowvale and Millcreek Drive, by Meadowvale GO station. One section of the busy roadway passes by Meadowvale Town Centre, where both pedestrian and vehicle traffic are heavy.
Earlier, a number of Meadowvale residents who live near Aquitaine Avenue publicly stated their opposition to the changes introduced by the pilot.
Similar plans — four-lane road and an in-boulevard, multi-use path — are also being proposed for the other two Meadowvale areas studied by the city.
The timeline for the work on Argentia Road is 2027, according to the city, while no date has been revealed for the Millcreek Drive project. The multi-use path proposed for Argentia Road would be located on the north side.
“We’re aiming to build complete streets that make roads across the city safer and more accessible for everyone,” city officials said in their most-recent project update, adding proposed construction timetables are “tentative and subject to ongoing annual review, coordination with other stakeholders, prioritization and budget approval.”
Map shows Aquitaine Avenue, between Tenth Line West and Millcreek Drive.
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