Winnipeg street closures for Sunday’s Run for the Cure

The City of Winnipeg has announced a number of street closures Sunday morning during the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.

The following streets will be shut down from 8:45 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Sunday:

• Waterfront Drive and Pioneer Avenue, where police will be conducting traffic control
• Israel Asper Way and William Stephenson Way, where police will be conducting traffic control
• Waterfront Drive between Pioneer Avenue and Heaton Avenue will be completely closed
• The northbound lanes of Israel Asper Way between York Ave and William Stephenson Way will be completely closed
• William Stephenson Way and Pioneer Avenue will be closed, though traffic will be able to cross Waterfront Drive periodically with assistance from police
• Eastbound York Avenue (Mahatma Gandhi Way) between Main Street and Israel Asper Way will be completely closed

Police say access to the Forks will still be possible from Main Street via Fort Gibralter Trail and Forks Market Road, and from Israel Asper Way southbound via William Stephenson Way.

Some busses will also be rerouted Sunday morning. For information, visit the transit website here or call 311.