WATCH ABOVE: Edmonton is in the international spotlight again this year as triathlon city. The elite paratriathlon was held Saturday. The event is also causing some road closures in the city.
EDMONTON — This weekend, Edmonton will host the ITU World Triathlon as well as the final leg of the Tour of Alberta on Monday.
The international triathlon returns to Hawrelak Park Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept. 6 for the last stop on the ITU series before the grand final in Chicago.
However, the triathlon means a number of road closures in Edmonton:
On Saturday, from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the following roads will be closed:
- Groat Road from 87 Avenue to Victoria Park Road
- Groat Road northbound from Victoria Park Road to 107 Avenue
- Victoria Park Road from 100 Avenue to Groat Road
- River Valley Road westbound from 105 Street to Groat Road
- Emily Murphy Park Road from Saskatchewan Drive to Hawrelak Park
On Sunday, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the following roads will be closed:
- Groat Road form 87 Avenue to 107 Avenue
- Emily Murphy Park Road from Saskatchewan Drive to Hawrelak Park
- Saskatchewan Drive from 87 Avenue to 116 Street
- 116 Street from Edinboro Road to Saskatchewan Drive
- 118 Street from Edinboro Road to Saskatchewan Drive
- Edinboro Road from 116 Street to 118 Street
On Sunday, from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., the following roads will be closed:
- Groat Road from 87 Avenue to Victoria Park Road
- Groat Road norhtbound from Victoria Park Road to 107 Avenue
- Victoria Park Road from 100 Avenue to Groat Road
- River Valley Road westbound from 105 Street to Groat Road
- Emily Murphy Park Road from Saskatchewan Drive to Hawrelak Park
ETS bus routes 128 and 130 will detour as required on Saturday and Sunday. Free ETS shuttle service is available to and from Hawrelak Park during the ITU World Triathlon. Buses will run on a 10-minute frequency from Windsor Car Park (116 Street and 92 Avenue) to Hawrelak Park.
The Tour of Alberta, Canada’s largest professional cycling race, will return to Edmonton on Monday, Sept. 7. Stage 6, the final leg of the race, will start (12:50 p.m.) and finish (3:47 p.m.) in Churchill Square as athletes race 11 laps over an 11-kilometre circuit.
From 10 a.m. Sunday to 12 p.m. Tuesday, the following roads will be closed:
- 99 Street, 102 Avenue to south of 103A Avenue
From 10 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, the following roads will be closed:
- 99 Street, 102 Avenue to south of 102 Avenue
On Monday, from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., the following roads will be closed:
- 102 Avenue westbound, 97 Street to 103 Street
On Monday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the following roads will be closed:
- Fortway Drive
- 102 Avenue, 103 Street to 107 Street
- 102A Avenue/103 Avenue, 97 Street to 103 Street
- 100 Street, 102 Avenue to 103A Avenue
- 103 Street, 102 Avenue to 103 Avenue
- 107 Street, 96 Avenue to 102 Avenue
On Monday, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., the following roads will be closed:
- Bellamy Hill, Rossdale Road to Macdonald Drive
- Grierson Hill
- Macdonald Drive, 100 Street to 102 Street
- River Valley Road, 105 Street to Groat Road
- Rossdale Road, Grierson Hill to Bellamy Hill
- Victoria Park Road, 116 Street to Groat Road
- 100 Avenue, 102 Street to 116 Street
- 101 Avenue, 95 Street to Grierson Hill
- 102A Avenue, 95 Street to 97 Street
- 95 Street, 101 Avenue to 102 Avenue
- 102 Street, 100 Avenue to Macdonald Drive
For more information from the city on special event traffic disruptions, click here.
And, don’t forget: the new Metro LRT Line will start on Sept. 6.
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