Several events this week will involve some local road closures as described below. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy the events. Businesses in the area are open to pedestrian traffic, however some roads will be closed to vehicles starting Thursday evening.
Festivals and other special events are important to the city, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Toronto’s economy. They are enjoyed each year by local residents and visitors.
In addition to road closures related to special events, a significant amount of road work is taking place in the city. People are encouraged to take public transit as a greener, faster and more affordable way of getting to their destinations.
Those who need to drive in the general vicinity of special events should allow extra time to get to and from their destinations. A more complete list of events and road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions. TTC customers can receive information about service diversions by subscribing to eAlerts at http://www.ttc.ca or by following @TTCnotices on Twitter.
Information about road closures related to parades and special events that are overseen by the Toronto Police Service is available at http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/specialevents/.
Beaches Jazz Festival
Queen Street East from Woodbine Avenue to Beech Avenue will be closed three consecutive evenings from 6 p.m. to midnight, Thursday, July 26 to Saturday, July 28. On Sunday, July 29, the festival will be restricted to Woodbine Park from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with no road closures required. Roads near the park will be busy.
OssFest
Ossington Avenue from Dundas Street West to Queen Street West will be closed from Saturday, July 28 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, July 29 at 3 a.m. for this event. Some local streets in the area will also be closed.
Kensington Market Pedestrian Sundays
Parts of Kensington Avenue, Augusta Avenue, Baldwin Street and St. Andrew Street will be closed on Sunday, July 29 from noon to 10:30 p.m.
Fusion of Taste
Islington Avenue from Albion Road to Wardlaw Crescent will be closed from Sunday, July 29 at 6 a.m. to Monday, July 30 at 1 a.m.
This news release is also available on the City’s website: http://ow.ly/JUUS30l78dd
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