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USA: Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…The 48th annual Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 1, 2015. The parade starts in Exhibition Place at approximately 9 a.m., and proceeds, westbound, on Lake Shore Boulevard West. A portion of the parade will be proceeding to Parkside Drive, while the Mas Bands will be turning back into Exhibition Place at British Columbia Road.
Traffic in the downtown area, Lake Shore Boulevard West, the Queensway, Queen's Quay West, and the Gardiner Expressway is expected to be very heavy.
The following road closures will take place starting Saturday, August 1, 2015, at 1:30 a.m., until Sunday, August 2, 2015, at approximately 6 a.m.:
– westbound Lake Shore Boulevard West, from Strachan Avenue to Parkside Drive
– eastbound Lake Shore Boulevard West, from Colborne Lodge to Strachan Avenue
– Dufferin Street, south of Springhurst Avenue
The following Gardiner Expressway ramp closures will take place starting Saturday, August 1, 2015, at 12:30 a.m.
– eastbound Gardiner Expressway exit to Jameson Avenue
– Jameson Avenue and British Columbia entrance ramps to eastbound Gardiner Expressway
– westbound Gardiner Expressway to Dunn Avenue exit ramp
In order to assist the safe movement of traffic, and to provide for as little disruption as possible to residents, the following streets will have a restricted access for vehicles:
– Dufferin Street, south of King Street West
– Dowling Avenue, south of King Street West
– Stadium Road, south of Lake Shore Boulevard West
– Queens Quay West, west of Bathurst Street
– Springhurst Avenue, west of Jameson Avenue
– Springhurst Avenue, east of Jameson Avenue
Other streets, although not restricted to vehicles, will be strictly enforced for parking infractions. Those streets are bounded by King Street West, between Colborne Lodge and Bathurst Street.
Vehicle access west of Bathurst Street, on Fleet Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West, may be closed after the parking lots at Ontario Place and Exhibition Place Gore Lots are full. This closure will be determined by need.
All access to Ontario Place will be through Remembrance Drive at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Strachan Avenue. Vehicles exiting Ontario Place will do so at the same location and will travel eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard West only.
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