Friday, June 06, 2014

Weekend events with road closures in Toronto

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
==========================================

News Release:  June 5, 2014                

Weekend events with road closures in Toronto

Various special events in Toronto this weekend will involve road closures. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy these events. Businesses in the areas affected are 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, and they are enjoyed each year by local residents.

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 destination. A more complete list of events and road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/torontostreets/ and more information about planned capital construction work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/inview.

Malvern Bicycle Race
Brenyon Way from Sheppard Avenue East to Sewells Road will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 7 to accommodate this event.

Pape Village Summerfest
Pape Avenue from Floyd Avenue to Cosburn Avenue will be closed in both directions on Saturday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Pape Village Summerfest.

Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest
Broadview Avenue south of Queen Street East to the north side of the public lane will be closed in both directions on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. for this event.

Ride to Conquer Cancer
Lake Shore Boulevard from Strachan Avenue to Windermere Avenue and Windermere Avenue from Lake Shore Boulevard to the Queensway will be closed on Saturday, June 7 from 6 to 10 a.m. to accommodate this event. The Gardiner Expressway is an alternative route.

Dundas West Fest
Dundas Street from Lansdowne Avenue to Roxton Road will be closed in both directions on Saturday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. for Dundas West Fest. College Street and Queen Street are alternative routes.

Portugal Day
Lansdowne Avenue from Bloor Street to College Street will be closed in both directions on Sunday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Portugal Day. Dufferin Street is a possible alternative route for motorists.

Festival on Bloor
Bloor Street from Spadina Avenue to Bathurst Street will be closed on Sunday, June 8 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to accommodate the event.  College Street is a possible alternative route.

Toronto Challenge Run
Wellington Street from Simcoe Street to John Street will be closed in both directions on Sunday, June 8 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. There will also be a variety of road closures during the event in the area bounded by Wellington Street to the south, Spadina Avenue to the west, Wellesley Street to the north and Bay Street to the east. Richmond Street and Adelaide Street are east-west alternative routes while Bathurst Street and University Avenue are north-south alternatives.

Toronto Walk Now for Autism Speaks
There will be a series of lane closures in the area bounded by Queen Street to the south, College Street to the north, Bay Street to the east and University Avenue to the west on Sunday, June 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to accommodate this event.

This news release is also available on the City's website: http://bitly.com/1hfNVlX

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

-30-

Media contact: Steve Johnston, Strategic Communications, 416-392-4391, sjohnsto@toronto.ca

No comments:

Post a Comment