Nuit Blanche prompts road closures this weekend

Nuit Blanche is back for another year, which means more road closures this weekend in the Big Smoke. 

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The art festival takes place from sunset Saturday to sunrise Sunday. To accommodate the all-night event, the following road closures will take effect downtown beginning Saturday at 4 p.m.:

• Queen Street West from Yonge Street to University Avenue.
• College Street (eastbound curb only) from University Avenue to Elizabeth Street.
• Bloor Street West from Queen's Park to the northern separation of Queen's Park Crescent east and west.
• Queens Quay from York Street to Parliament Street (multiple access plans for Redpath Sugar, George Brown and TTC). Some segments will be partially closed.
• Bay Street from Dundas Street West to Queens Quay (most east and west intersections remain open to through traffic). Some segments will be partially closed.
• Other minor road closures, which will affect traffic in the area.

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will also implement temporary changes this weekend:

• Queen streetcar will divert onto King Street, between Spadina Avenue and Church Street.
• Line 1 (Yonge-University-Spadina subway) will run all night from Downsview to Finch stations. 
• Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth subway) will run all night from Kipling to Kennedy stations.
• Some surface routes will be diverted around event street closures. 

Toronto police say GO Transit will also have extra late-night service routes available.

Authorities are encouraging those attending Nuit Blanche to take public transit.