The following announcement is sent on behalf of Catherine Riggall, Vice-President Business Affairs.
Please note that on Tuesday July 6, there are 2 major events scheduled for the Queen’s Park area. On this date the Shriners International, who are holding their annual Imperial Council Session in Toronto, will be staging a parade on University Avenue, beginning in the College Street/Queen’s Park area. Also on the same day Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II along with the Prime Minister, Governor General and other dignitaries, will be visiting the provincial legislature for the farewell event of her 2010 Canadian Visit. As a result of these 2 events, the following restrictions will be in effect:
• Queens Park Crescents East and West will be closed from the Southside of Bloor St. to the North side of College St from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM
• University Ave., the North and South bound lanes from the Southside of College St. to the North side of Front St. W will be closed from 9:30 AM until 7:00 PM
• Wellesley St. W will be closed from Bay St. to the Wellesley Street Bridge as of 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM
• College Street from Elizabeth to St. George will have one lane open each way but likely restricted to “local traffic” only along with emergency services and TTC. Some allowance is being made to allow essential access to King’s College Road for deliveries to the University.
• Hoskins Ave. will be closed between St. George St. and Queens Parks Cres. W and Devonshire Place will be closed from Bloor St. south to Hoskins Avenue to all vehicular traffic as of 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM
• St. Joseph St. will be closed from Bay St. to Queens Park Crescent E. along with Grosvenor St. from Surrey Place to Queens Park Crescent E. to all vehicular traffic as of 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM
• All major east-west bound streets will remain open prior to the Parade start at 1 PM at which point vehicles will no longer be permitted to use any of these road ways from Bay St. to Beverley St. The exception will be TTC Street cars which will be marshalled and allowed passage through at College, Dundas and Queen Streets. during breaks in the parade. South of Queen St to Front St., on University Ave., east-west bound streets will remain open but be advised that there may be periodic disruptions to traffic flow.
• NOTE: There will be no access to University Ave. at any point from the start of the Road Closures beginning at 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM
• The following secondary east-west roads north of Queen St. will remain open to “Local Traffic Only” during the closure times but will not be able to access University Avenue: Orde, Gerrard, Elm, Edward and Armoury Streets
• TTC Subways will continue to run with no disruption to service and we encourage employees and residents in the effected area’s to utilize these and other alternative forms of transportation on that day
Metered Parking on University Avenue will not be permitted on Tuesday July 6th, 2010 and vehicles located in the closure area will be relocated.
Given the closures on University Avenue and Queen’s Park Crescent, it is also reasonable to expect that other north/south routes such as St. George, Huron and Spadina, will experience considerable increases in traffic, particularly during rush hour.
Wherever possible it is recommended that major deliveries be avoided that day (keeping in mind the University is also closed July 1 and 2) and that units plan their operations for the day accordingly. Members of the community who drive to campus should also plan to take alternate routes or alternate means of transportation. It’s worth noting that access to some parking lots are likely to be affected as well.
If and when additional information becomes available we will pass it on to the University community.
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