The new Goreway Drive Overpass, or Goreway Bridge, as it looked nearly one year ago when it first opened to traffic. (Photo: City of Mississauga)

Residents, businesses and, most directly, motorists have reaped the benefits since a new bridge built over a busy railway line in Mississauga’s north end opened to traffic nearly one year ago, city officials say.

The long-awaited $40-million Goreway Drive Overpass above the CN train tracks in Malton, near Toronto Pearson Airport, has eased gridlock that previously plagued the corridor for decades as motorists travelled between Mississauga and Brampton.

The four-lane overpass, also referred to as the Goreway Bridge, took its first vehicles last Oct. 15.

At that time, Mayor Carolyn Parrish promised the new structure would “alleviate the delays and traffic headaches for Malton commuters.”

This week, City of Mississauga Ward 5 Coun. Natalie Hart confirmed the overpass has indeed delivered the goods not only for daily traffic, but also for residents and businesses in her ward.

Hart told INsauga.com the overpass is “incredibly important” to the community in several ways.

“It has improved traffic flow along Goreway (Drive), but also the other north/south arterials,” she said. “Most notably, we no longer see vehicle traffic stuck at the tracks for the train traffic that is moving goods in our community. This is good for business and residents alike.

“Feedback on the bridge has been positive from drivers, pedestrians, residents and businesses.”

Mississauga Ward 5 Coun. Natalie Hart said the Goreway Drive Overpass has delivered for motorists, residents and businesses.

Though well received by the community, the Goreway Drive Overpass has brought with it some privacy concerns due to its height and proximity to nearby homes, Hart added.

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Some area residents have complained that those travelling on the bridge — in vehicles, on bikes and on foot — have direct sightlines into their backyards and can possibly see into homes through windows as well.

Solutions being sought include privacy screens and sound barriers.

Hart said there remains work to be done to address residents’ concerns over privacy and the city is working with CN Rail on solutions.

“I’m committed to addressing the privacy concerns raised by residents so that this will continue to serve the needs of Ward 5 in an equitable manner,” she added.

Parrish, long a supporter of the overpass project going back to her days as Ward 5 councillor between 2014 and 2024, said earlier the bridge “has been a long-standing priority for the city.”

She noted earlier the community waited three decades for the Goreway Drive/Brandon Gate Drive bridge to be built.

$40M cost split three ways 

Cost of the bridge was upwards of $40 million, according to project leaders, and the amount was split among the three partners — cities of Mississauga and Brampton, and CN Rail.

As the overpass opened in October 2025, Hart described it at the time as “a much-needed infrastructure project that many Malton residents are excited about.”

She added the Goreway Bridge “makes travel along this busy corridor safer and more reliable for families, commuters and commercial drivers while also supporting future growth within the area. It will enhance safety and strengthen connections across both Brampton and Mississauga, connecting two key employment and growth areas.”

City of Mississauga officials added the overpass also allows for smoother travel for cyclists and pedestrians, in addition to drivers.

The Goreway Drive Overpass as shown from above. (Photo: City of Mississauga)

Goreway Drive functions as a major collector roadway in Mississauga that “provides north-south connectivity for commuter, commercial and emergency services vehicles between (Mississauga and Brampton),” project officials said earlier.

Prior to the overpass being built, the major road crossed the three sets of CN tracks some 300 metres north of Brandon Gate Drive in Mississauga.

“As one of the busiest freight train lines in the region, with approximately 50 freight trains using the east-west tracks per day, this caused significant traffic delays,” the City of Mississauga said earlier, noting traffic would often be backed up on Goreway Drive.

Getting commuters where they need to go faster 

Sam Rogers, the City of Mississauga’s commissioner of transportation and works, said in October 2025 the new route “will get commuters and residents where they need to go faster; waiting for the trains to pass through the corridor will no longer be a barrier.”

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said late last year the new bridge “delivers significant improvements along Goreway Drive, spanning from Brandon Gate Drive to Kenview Boulevard (in Brampton). By eliminating the at-grade CN rail crossing just south of Steeles Avenue, the project will enhance intercity traffic flow, reduce congestion and address long-standing delays.”

The City of Mississauga noted earlier the new overpass also includes:

new curbs, sidewalks, a multi-use trail and landscaping
new retaining walls
new watermains and sewers
new street lighting

After decades of delays, preliminary work on the overpass began in September 2023 with the installation of the storm sewer along the tracks. In October of that year, the shovel officially went into the ground and work quickly ramped up on the massive infrastructure project.Final contracts for the Goreway Drive Overpass were signed in May 2023. The contract for the project was awarded to Alliance Verdi Civil Inc., of Bolton, and external consultants were then hired to manage the undertaking.

The project stalled over the years for myriad reasons, chief among them some initial mystery as to who owned the land in question.


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