If you’re planning to run in the big marathon this weekend, cheer someone on, or just tackle some errands, you’ll need to think ahead about driving and getting around Toronto on Sunday.
About 22,000 people are signed up for the Toronto Marathon, half-marathon, 10-kilometre run, and 5-kilometre run happening on Sunday, May 3.
To accommodate the race, several important routes will be closed from North York down to Lake Shore Blvd. More than 25 bus and streetcar routes that typically travel through the marathon route will also see changes.
Most road closures will start at 5 a. m. on Sunday and last until 4 p. m., though some key roads will open earlier than that.
Here’s a list of street closures set for May 3, as provided by the Toronto Police:
All Yonge St., from Park Home Ave. to Elmhurst Ave., from 5 a. m. to 9:30 a. m. All Yonge St., from Finch Ave. E. to Hollywood Ave., from 7 a. m. to 9:30 a. m. Southbound Yonge St., from Elmhurst Ave. to Highway 401, from 7 a. m. to 10 a. m. All North York Blvd., from Beecroft Rd. to Yonge St., from 7 a. m. to 9 a. m. All Poyntz Ave., from Beecroft Rd. to Yonge St., from 7 a. m. to 9 a. m. All Sheppard Ave., from Beecroft Rd. to Doris Rd., from 7 a. m. to 10 a. m. Southbound ramps to Hwy 401/Yonge St., from 7 a. m. until 10 a. m. Southbound Yonge St., from Hwy 401 to York Mills Rd., from 7 a. m. until 10 a. m. Southbound Yonge St., from York Mills Rd. to Eglinton Ave., from 7 a. m. until 10 a. m. Southbound Yonge St., from Eglinton Ave to Chaplin Cr., from 7:30 a. m. until 10:30 a. m. Southbound Yonge St., from Chaplin Cr. to Aylmer Rd., from8:30amto10:30am Westbound Chaplin Cr. from Yonge St. to Oriole Pkwy. from7:30amto10:30am Southbound Oriole Pkwy. from Chaplin Cr. to Lonsdale Rd. from7:30amto10:30am Westbound Lonsdale Rd. from Avenue Rd. to Spadina Rd. from8amtill10am Northbound Forest Hill Rd. from Lonsdale Rd. to Kilbarry Rd. from8amtill10am Eastbound Kilbarry Rd. from Forest Hill Rd. to Warren Rd. from8amtill10am Southbound Warren Rd. from Kilbarry Rd. to Lonsdale Rd. from8amtill10am Westbound Lonsdale Rd. from Warren Rdto Spadina Rdfrom8amtill10am Southbound Spadina Rd. from Lonsdale Rdto Austin Terracefrom8amtill10am Westbound Austin Terracefrom Spadina Rdto Walmer Rdfrom8amtill10am All Walmer Road/Kendall Ave. from Austin Terraceto Mac Pherson Ave. from8amtill10amm Westbound curb of Mac Pherson Ave. from Kendall Aveto Davenport Rdfrom8amtill10amm Westward curb of Davenport Rd. from Mac Pherson Aveto Dupont St. from8amatil1100ampp All Davenport Road. from Dupont St. to Belmont St…from8ametil11ampm All Belmont St. form Davenport Roadtothe Yongestreet…fro08atmtol1100mp Aylmer Ave…form Yongestreeto Rosedale Valleyroad…fro08atmtol1100mp All Rosedale Valleyrd. for Aylmer Rodtow Bayviewav. form08atmtol1100pm Bayviewavenuefor Rosedalvalleyrd. tolawren Harris Sq. form08atmtol11tenthms Lawren Harris Sq.. Bayview Ave.. Lower Riverstr….48thaveontimeuntil111twentyfivecents Lower Riverst.. Bay Viewain.. Kingstreet E.. form80minatthem2ssrsto115pm Eastboard King Street E,. Wilkins Avenue. Lower River Street.. timedishiftbeginneron113v2dd07wpayfso17anexpandsff12longfifteenmetofasdsdefoss Sumachstreet.. Kingsteereast. easternave.. frohsjsufcnnearinoneweektimepredstoutsumacktemstartfcorlessorbobbleforattemptbutnote24nineby55zgsheti32 Easternaveinoneweeksbecomeartnareafooreplaceandshiftgatheringpace FAdreamteamrelaxgoverning.
Several TTC routes will also be redirected because of the race:
11 Bayview 13 Avenue Rd 14 Glencairn 19 Bay 26 Dupont 28 Bayview South 33 Forest Hill 34/334 Eglinton 65 Parliament 74 Mount Pleasant 75 Sherbourne 80 Queensway 84/384/984 Sheppard West 85/385 Sheppard East 94 Wellesley 96 Wilson 97/320 Yonge 98 Willowdale-Senlac 114 Queens Quay East 121 Esplanade-River 127 Davenport 162 Lawrence-Donway 165 Weston Rd North 185 Sheppard Central 503 Kingston Rd 504 King 509 Harbourfront 512 St Clair
Organizers have mentioned that the southbound ramps at Highway 401 and Yonge St are expected to reopen by around ten in the morning while Bloor St remains open for east-west travel options. Spadina Ave will stay accessible for those needing access to Billy Bishop Airport and the Queen’s Quay area.
The full marathon is set to begin at 7:30 a. m at the intersection of Yonge St. and North York Blvd,, with the half marathon starting shortly after at eight-thirty in the morning The ten-kilometre event kicks off at Lake Shore Blvd. and Strachan Ave. at seven-thirty as well, followed by the five-kilometre race beginning just thirty minutes later at eight o’clock.
