Thousands of runners will hit the streets of Toronto Sunday for the Waterfront Marathon, and that means road closures.
Participants will either be running the full marathon, half marathon or doing a five-kilometre race, and to accommodate them, there will be significant closures and traffic disruptions between Bloor-Danforth and Lake Ontario, and Windermere and Victoria Park.
All closures are for the entire roadways in both directions unless otherwise noted.
Full road closures from Saturday at 11 a.m. to Sunday at 8 p.m.:*
- Bay Street from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West. Police will take exceptions for motorists wishing access to the following locations: The Express Parking Garage, the Marriott Hotel, the Eaton Centre loading docks, and/or the Bell Trinity Building on the east side of Bay Street (north of Albert Street) will be available from Dundas Street West
- Hagerman Street from Bay Street to Elizabeth Street
- Elizabeth Street from Hagerman Street to Dundas Street West
- Albert Street from Bay Street to James Street
- James Street from Queen Street West to Albert Street
*local traffic will be allowed to access these streets
Sunday:
4 a.m. - 11 p.m.:
- University Avenue from Dundas Street West to King Street West
- Armoury Street from Centre Avenue to Chestnut Street
4 a.m. - 4 p.m.:
- Bay Street from Queen Street to Lake Shore Boulevard
- Queen Street from University Avenue to Yonge Street
5 a.m. - 1 p.m.:
- Lake Shore Boulevard from Windermere Avenue to Bathurst Street
6 a.m. - 1 p.m.:
- Lake Shore Boulevard from Bathurst Street to Don Roadway
- Harbour Street from York Street to Bay Street
- Bay Street from Lake Shore Blvd to Queens Quay
- Exceptions include the following locations: Eastbound curb lane on Lake Shore Boulevard West from Windermere Avenue to Oarsman Drive to allow access to the Boulevard Club, Royal Canadian Legion, access to HMCS York, Coronation Park, and Ontario Place shall be provided from Stadium Road, and Jameson Road eastbound off-ramp is scheduled to reopen at 11 a.m. for access to Exhibition Place
6 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.:
- Front Street Eastbound lanes only from York Street to Jarvis Street
- Wellington Street from Church Street to Bay Street
- Church Street from King Street to The Esplanade
- Richmond Street from Yonge Street to Simcoe Street
- Adelaide Street from Simcoe Street to Yonge Street
7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.:
- Queens Quay West from Bay Street to Parliament Street
- Cherry Street from Lake Shore Boulevard to Mill Street
- Mill Street from Cherry Street to Bayview Avenue
- Bayview Avenue from Mill Street to River Street
8 a.m. - 11 a.m.:
- University Avenue / Queens Park Crescent from Dundas Street to Bloor Street
- Bloor Street from Queens Park Crescent / Avenue Road to Bathurst Street
- Bathurst Street from Bloor Street to Lake Shore Boulevard
- Fort York Boulevard from Bathurst Street to Lake Shore Boulevard
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.:
- Lake Shore Boulevard East from Carlaw Avenue to Coxwell Avenue westbound lanes only
- Lake Shore Boulevard East from Coxwell Avenue to Woodbine Avenue
- Queen Street from Woodbine Avenue to Beech Avenue
- Eastern Avenue / Front Street from Carlaw Avenue to Jarvis Street
Keep in mind, the waterfront closures aren't the only traffic disruptions this weekend. Allen Road is currently shut down from Lawrence to Eglinton until Monday morning at 5 a.m. as part of Eglinton Crosstown construction.
For other information about the run and closures, check out Torontowaterfrontmarathon.com, the map or the interactive racepoint map.
- With files from Toronto Police and Jackie Rosen