A number of road closures will be in place downtown on Saturday night for the New Year’s Eve celebration in Nathan Phillips Square.
The event gets underway with a skating party from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and live music will be on until 11:55 p.m.
A pyrotechnic show will follow the countdown at midnight.
To accommodate the festivities, the following road closures will be in place from 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 1.
- Queen Street West from Yonge Street to University Avenue
- Bay Street from Richmond Street West to Dundas Street West
- York Street from Richmond Street West to Queen Street West
- Hagerman Street from Elizabeth Street to Bay Street
- Albert Street from Bay Street to James Street
- James Street from Queen Street West to Albert Street
Roads will be closed for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
The closure will also result in a diversion of the 501 Queen streetcar via King Street between Spadina Avenue and Church Street.
