Saturday, June 27, 2015

Changes to Jarvis Street, Lake Shore Boulevard for Pan Am/Parapan Am Games

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release :  June 26, 2015

Changes to Jarvis Street, Lake Shore Boulevard for Pan Am/Parapan Am Games

A series of changes will take place on Jarvis Street and Lake Shore Boulevard to accommodate traffic during the upcoming Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.

Effective immediately, the reversible lane on Jarvis Street will be changed to provide for northbound traffic only until August 18.

There will also be additional northbound and southbound turn prohibitions at a number of intersections on Jarvis Street to help improve the flow of traffic during the Games.
Stopping is also prohibited on Jarvis Street from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Eastbound and westbound left turns from Lake Shore Boulevard to Parliament Street and Sherbourne Street will be prohibited from June 28 to August 18.

This news release is also available on the City's website: http://bit.ly/1BHSqQA

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.

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

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