Toronto Marathon to take over a number of streets on Sunday. Here are the road closures to be aware of
The Toronto Marathon is running Sunday, bringing plenty of road closures with it.
The annual run kicks off with a full marathon at 7:30 a.m, before the half marathon walk, 10-kilometre run and a five-kilometre walk start at 8 a.m. A five-kilometre run will start at 8:15 a.m. before the final event of the half marathon run at 8:30 a.m.
The organizers say they expect more than 3,500 runners to race in a downhill course that starts on Yonge Street just north of Sheppard Avenue, and finishes at the Queen Elizabeth Building at Exhibition Place.
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The event drew headlines in 2023 for a chaotic race that saw cars driving close to the runners, reports of an unsafe finish line as well as a lack of water and medical workers available to the runners.
Here's the areas you should avoid if you're planning on exploring the city on Sunday.
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Major road closures
From 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sunday, southbound Yonge Street will be closed, from Churchill Avenue to Highway 401. Northbound Yonge Street will be shut down, from Elmhurst Avenue to Sheppard Avenue East during that same time.
Southbound Yonge Street will be hit with several more closures. The street will be shut down from Highway 401 to York Mills Road and from York Mills Road to Eglinton Avenue between 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Southbound Yonge will then be closed from Eglinton Avenue to Chaplin Crescent from 7:30 to 10:30 A.M. then from Chaplin Crescent to Alymer Road between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Westbound Lake Shore Boulevard will be blocked off from Bay Street to Ontario Drive from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Strachan Avenue's southbound lanes will be closed from Fleet Street to Lake Shore Boulevard from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. during the race.
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All of Churchille Avenue, North York Boulevard and Parkhome Avenue will be blocked off from Beecroft Road to Yonge Street from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The same stretch of Elmhurt Avenue will be closed starting at 5:30 a.m.
From Dupont to Belmont streets, all of Davenport Road will be closed as well as all of Belmont Street from Davenport Road to Yonge Street from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. During that same time Alymer Avenue will be closed from Yonge Street to Rosedale Valley Road. Rosedale Valley Road will be blocked off from Alymer Road to Bayview Avenue.
All of Bayview Avenue will be closed, from Rosedale Valley Road to Lawren Harris Square starting at 8 a.m. and lasting until 11 a.m. Eastbound at King Street East will be closed from Wilkins Avenue to Lower River Street during that same time frame.
Sumach Street will be filly closed, from King Street East to Eastern Avenue, between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Westbound lanes at Eastern Avenue will be shut down, from Sumach Street to Front Street East, as well as westbound lanes on Front Street East from Eastern Avenue to Wellington Street East during those hours.
Westbound Wellington Street East/West will be blocked off from Front Street East to Bay Street from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Southbound Bay Street will be closed from Wellington Street to Lake Shore Boulevard from 8:15 a.m. until 12 p.m.
A full list of the closures were released by the Toronto police on Thursday.
Officers say that TTC vehicles will be 'assisted through gaps in the run where possible and when it is safe to do so.' Police add they will make 'every attempt' to reduce disruptions to the service.
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