26th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Sunday, March 17, 2013, Road closures

Toronto Police Service News Release

26th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Sunday, March 17, 2013, Road closures

Friday, March 15, 2013 - 6:00 AM
Special Events Planning Office:  416-808-5053

On Sunday, March 17, 2013, at noon, the 26th annual Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place. The procession will start at Bloor Street West/St. George Street and continue along Bloor Street West, south on Yonge Street, west on Queen Street West to Nathan Phillips Square.

A full road closure will take place on Bloor Street West, Yonge Street and Queen Street West. A number of secondary roads will also be closed or partially closed, affecting traffic flow in the area.

Road closures from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:

St. George Street (full road) Bloor St W to College St
Devonshire Place (full road) Bloor St W to Hoskin Ave

Road closures from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:

Hoskin Avenue (full road) St George St to Queen’s Pk Cres
Harbord Street (full road) St George St to Huron St

Road closures from 11:55 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

Bloor Street (full road) Huron St to Yonge St
Yonge Street (full road) Bloor St to Queen St
Queen St. W (full road) Yonge St to University Ave

Road closures from noon to 3 p.m.:

Bay Street (full road) Queen St W to Dundas St W
Elisabeth Street (full road) Dundas St W to Hagerman St
Hagerman Street (full road) Elizabeth St to Bay St

Road closures from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.:

University Ave. (partial road) Queen St W to Dundas St W
Armoury Street (full road) University Ave to Chestnut St
Centre Avenue (full road) Dundas St W to Armoury St

The TTC will be re-routing buses during the event.

This event will take place regardless of weather conditions. Members of the public should anticipate significant traffic issues, in the area.

Constable Wendy Drummond, Corporate Communications, for Constable Alan Gray, Special Events Planning

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