Tens of thousands of runners around the world are expected to arrive in Toronto this weekend for the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
The event will feature a marathon, half marathon and a five-kilometre run/walk and marks the first full event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Due to the event, several roads in the downtown core and along the waterfront will be closed to traffic on Saturday and Sunday. Here is a breakdown of the closures.
SATURDAY
The following streets will be closed between 7 a.m. Saturday and 9 p.m. Sunday:
- Bay Street – from Dundas Street West to Queen Street West
- Hagerman Street – from Elizabeth Street to Bay Street
- Elizabeth Street – from Dundas Street West to Hagerman Street
- James Street – from Albert Street to Queen Street West
- Albert Street – from Bay Street to James Street.
SUNDAY
Lake Shore Boulevard from Bathurst Street to Don Roadway will be closed on Sunday between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m.
(Exceptions include the eastbound curb lane on Lakeshore 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; Jameson Avenue eastbound off-ramp is scheduled to reopen at noon for access to Exhibition Place)
Meanwhile, several eastbound and westbound Gardiner Expressway ramps will also be closed on Sunday starting at 4 a.m. due to the marathon.
Eastbound:
- Lake Shore Blvd off ramp (west end) - remains open (Eastbound Lake Shore closed at Windermere until noon)
- Jameson Avenue off ramp - closed from until 1 p.m.
- Jameson Avenue on ramp - no access until noon
- British Columbia Dr. on ramp - no access from Lake Shore until noon (access available from Exhibition Place)
- Spadina Avenue off ramp - open - Spadina off ramp exit gate will be open to allow cars to enter on to the eastbound Lake Shore
- Rees Street on ramp - remains open
- Bay Street on ramp - remains open
- Jarvis Street on ramp - under construction
Westbound:
- Lake Shore Boulevard off ramp (west end) - remains open
- Lake Shore Boulevard on ramp (west end) - remains open
- South Kingsway off ramp - remains open
- Jameson Avenue on ramp - remains open (access from southbound Jameson only until 1 p.m.)
- Dunn Avenue off ramp - remains open
- Spadina Avenue on ramp - Access to Gardiner remains open; Lake Shore closed from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Spadina Avenue off ramp - Access to Spadina Avenue open; Lake Shore closed from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- York Street on ramp - remains open; access from north of Lake Shore up until 1 p.m.
- Yonge Street / Bay Street off ramp - closed 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Jarvis Street off ramp - remains open
- Jarvis Street on ramp - remains open
- Lake Shore Boulevard (east end) - remains open
TTC
The following bus and streetcar routes will be diverting on Sunday to accommodate the marathon:
- 13 Avenue Road
- 19 Bay
- 64 Main
- 65 Parliament
- 72 Pape
- 75 Sherbourne
- 80 Queensway
- 83 Jones
- 92 Woodbine South
- 94 Wellesley
- 121 Esplanade-River
- 300 Bloor-Danforth
- 307 Bathurst
- 320 Yonge
- 501 Queen
- 504 King
- 505 Dundas
- 506 Carlton
- 509 Harbourfront
- 511 Bathurst
See the graphic below for a complete list of rolling road closures on Sunday.
