
What's open and closed in Toronto this August long weekend
CBC
It will be a colourful long weekend in downtown Toronto with Toronto's Caribbean Carnival back for another year, but its grand parade will also lead to road closures on the waterfront ahead of Monday's civic holiday.
Here's a list of what's open and closed during the holiday, plus all the road closures drivers need to know about throughout the weekend:
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Downtown traffic will be significantly impacted by the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade this weekend. The following changes will be in effect from Saturday at 12 a.m. to Sunday at 7 a.m.:
Many streets will also be limited to local traffic only:
TTC routes will operate on their holiday schedule on Monday, while there will be additional transit service for events happening during the weekend:
Several TTC bus and streetcar routes will also be diverting this weekend:
The 80 Queensway eastbound will divert along The Queensway, to Roncesvalles Avenue and Howard Park Avenue, from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6.
The 307 Bathurst Night Bus southbound will divert along Fleet Street, from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6.
The 504B King will be extended both ways to Dundas West Station, via King Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue, between 6 a.m. and midnight on Saturday, Aug. 5.
The 510 Spadina will turn back at Queens Quay Loop between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5.
The 101 Downsview Park will divert both ways along Sheppard Avenue West to Downsview Park Station from 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4 to midnight on Sunday, Aug. 6.
High traffic may also cause delays on the following bus routes, according to the TTC:
On Saturday, GO Transit will be running special weekend GO train service on its Stouffville and Milton lines, as well as extra express GO train service on the Lakeshore West Line.