One event and one transit project this weekend will involve local road closures as described below. Residents, visitors and media are encouraged to come out and enjoy the event. Businesses in the local areas will be open to pedestrian traffic, but some roads will be closed to vehicles.
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. TTC customers can subscribe to eAlerts at http://www.ttc.ca or follow @TTCnotices on Twitter to receive information about service diversions.
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.
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/.
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon – Saturday and Sunday Closures
• Bay Street, from Queen Street to Dundas Street, will be closed from Saturday, October 20 at 11 a.m. to Sunday, October 21 at 8 p.m. to accommodate the start/finish line activities for the race.
• A series of full road closures will take place on Sunday, October 21 from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the race. These closures will occur in the area bounded by Bloor Street West in the north, Victoria Park Avenue in the east, Lake Ontario in the south and Windermere Avenue in the west. Other roads in this area will be closed periodically to accommodate the event.
For more information about the race is at http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/the-weekend/road-closures/
For TTC route diversions, check http://www.ttc.ca.
Eglinton Crosstown – Allen Road southbound
Allen Road south from Lawrence Avenue to Eglinton Avenue will be closed from Friday, October 19 at 11 p.m. until Monday, October 22 at 5 a.m. to reinstate the exit ramp as part of ongoing Eglinton Crosstown work.
More information about the construction is at https://bit.ly/2OxwK60.
This news release is also available on the City’s website: https://bit.ly/2yNxhpL
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