July 7, 2015

 

Two 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. The City has recently introduced a new web-based map to help residents make their travel plans. The new website can be accessed at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions. Information about the City's planned capital construction work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/inview.

 

PrideHouse TO Celebrates Street Festival Church Street from Alexander Street to Gloucester Street will be closed on Friday, July 10 from 6 p.m. to Monday, July 13 at 6 a.m. The intersection of Church Street and Wellesley Street will remain open to traffic during this time period.

 

Bloor West Village BIA Festival

A series of road closures involving local roads running off Bloor Street will take place to accommodate this event on Saturday, July 11 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Closures will affect Windermere Avenue, Beresford Avenue, Glendonwynne Road, Armadale Avenue, Durie Street and Kennedy Avenue.  

 

This news release is also available on the City's website: http://ow.ly/PhYWu 

 

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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