Weekend events with road closures in Toronto

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  September 10, 2014

Weekend events with road closures in Toronto

Three 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 road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/torontostreets/. 

In addition, the City's T.O. INview map at http://www.toronto.ca/inview shows information about planned capital construction work taking place across the city.

Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival – Friday to Sunday closures Bloor Street from Jane Street to Glendonwynne Road will be closed from Friday, September 12 at 9:30 a.m. to Sunday, September 14 at 11:59 p.m. Note: Runnymede Road will be open to traffic during the event. A series of other road closures involving local roads will take place in the area to accommodate this event.

Polish Festival – Saturday and Sunday closures Roncesvalles Avenue from Grafton Avenue to Boustead Avenue will be closed in both directions from Saturday, September 13 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, September 14 at 11 p.m.

Toronto 5K Race – Sunday closure

A series of road closures will take place in the area bounded by St. Clair Avenue to the north, Christie Street to the west, Davenport Road to the south, and Russell Hill Road/Macpherson Avenue to the east on Sunday, September 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

This news release is also available on the City's website: http://bit.ly/ZgW8i4

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, 416-392-4391, sjohnsto@toronto.ca