A section of Highway 427 has been closed after a construction worker was struck by traffic in the city’s west end, Friday morning.

Ontario Provincial Police said a 39-year-old male was struck on Highway 427 near Dundas Street West, shortly before 6 a.m.

Toronto EMS said the construction worker was transported to a local hospital with a serious leg injury.

The northbound collector’s lanes of Highway 247 have been closed while the scene is cleared. All traffic is being rerouted onto Dundas Street.