WATCH ABOVE: Toronto braces for Parapan Am traffic. Cindy Pom reports.
TORONTO – There are a number of road closures in Toronto to take note of this weekend as a result of the Parapan Am Games and the annual Taste of the Danforth food festival.
Danforth Avenue will be closed in both directions between Broadview Avenue and Jones Avenue from Friday, August 7 at 11 a.m. to Monday, August 10 at 3 a.m. for Taste of the Danforth.
Meanwhile, the Parapan Am Games kicks off this evening with the opening ceremonies at York University.
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Athletes and officials will be transported by over 120 buses from the Athletes’ Village to York University starting at 3 p.m. using the temporary HOV lanes on northbound DVP and Highway 404 to Highway 407.
The public is being reminded that roads near York University will be busy Friday evening from 4 p.m. until midnight.
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There will also be training and road-race set up on Friday for the Parapan Am cycling event.
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Road closures on Lake Shore Boulevard, Bloor Street and the Queensway will take place on Friday, August 7 from 10 a.m. to noon to allow athletes to familiarize themselves with the cycling road race course.
• Lake Shore Boulevard will be closed in both directions from Colborne Lodge Drive to Strachan Avenue.
• Access to businesses on the south side of Lake Shore Boulevard will remain open but delays may occur. Access to the Gardiner Expressway will be maintained via southbound Dufferin Street/British Columbia Road and via southbound Jameson Avenue.
• Access to Ontario Place will be maintained.
• Bloor Street from Ellis Park Road to Parkside Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
• The Queensway from Claude Drive to Ellis Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
• Parkside Drive from Lake Shore Boulevard to Bloor Street will be closed.
• Ellis Avenue and Ellis Park Road will be closed.
All closures listed above for August 7 will also be in place on Saturday, August 8 from 1 a.m. until 6 p.m. to accommodate the men’s and women’s cycling road races. The actual racing will take place between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
There will be full road closures of Colborne Lodge Drive, Centre Road, West Road, Spring Road and High Park Boulevard from 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 8 for men’s and women’s road-race set up.
The ramp from the eastbound Gardiner Expressway to Lake Shore Boulevard at Jameson Avenue will be closed on Saturday, August 8 from 1 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The ramp from the westbound Gardiner Expressway to Lake Shore Boulevard from Dunn Avenue/Jameson Avenue will be closed Saturday, August 8 from 1 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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