TORONTO – The all-night art event Nuit Blanche returns to Toronto streets starting Saturday, and will have a major impact on roads and transit.
A number of road closures will be in effect overnight, from sunset on Saturday, Oct. 3 to sunrise Sunday, Oct. 4.
Toronto police have released a list of street closures and detours for the weekend and they are as follows:
- Queen Street West: closed between Yonge Street and University Avenue
- Queen’s Park: closed between Bloor Street West and Queen’s Park Crescent
- Queen’s Park Crescent: east and west and will be closed between Queen’s Park and College Street
- Bloor Street West: the eastbound curb lane closure 80m west of St. George Street to Queen’s Park
- Queens Quay: partial and full closures, from York Street to Parliament Street (includes multiple access plans for Redpath Sugar, George Brown and TTC).
- Bay Street: partial and full closures, from Dundas Street West to Queens Quay. Most east and west intersections remain open to through traffic.
TTC will also be affected :
- Queen streetcar will divert onto King Street, between Spadina Avenue and Church Street
In addition to the regular all-night Blue Night Network service, the TTC is extending all-night service to a portion of the subway:
- Line 1 (Yonge-University-Spadina subway) will run all night from Downsview to Finch, and
- Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth subway) will run all night from Kipling Avenue to Kennedy Road
Some surface routes will be diverted around event street closures. Those attending Nuit Blanche are encouraged to take public transit this weekend. The TTC is offering a special Nuit Blanche day pass, allowing unlimited travel on all regular services.
GO Transit is running extra late-night trains to and from Union Station, including two extra trains on the Lakeshore line. A full schedule is available on Go Transit’s website.
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