Toronto will host one of the biggest running events in the country this weekend. Here are the Sporting Life 10K road closures
The 23rd annual Sporting Life 10K will take place this weekend starting at 7:30 a.m. and along with the thousands of participants comes major road closures on Sunday.
The marathon has raised more than $1.2 million this year for non-profit Campfire Circle for children and families that have been affected by childhood cancer or serious illness.
The annual event that started in 2000 has raised $25 million since. It will host 16,000 participants this year and has sold out, says the company. An additional 650 individuals will participate virtually from May 14 to 31.
The retailer is hoping to reach $1.75 million by Mother's Day.
The run is mostly downhill on Yonge Street, starting at Davisville Avenue and finishing at Lakeshore Boulevard by the Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.
Road closures will take effect starting early Sunday morningYonge street will be closed:
- Between Eglinton and Davisville Avenues (beginning at 4 a.m. and reopening at 11 a.m.)
- Between Davisville Avenue and Wellington Street (from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
While York Boulevard and Spadina Avenue will remain open to access and cross Lake Shore Boulevard West, road closures in place on Lake Shore Boulevard West include:
- Westbound lanes from Bathurst Street to British Columbia Road (beginning at 4 a.m. and reopening at 1 p.m.)
- Eastbound lanes from British Columbia Road to Remembrance Drive (beginning at 4 a.m. and reopening at 1 p.m.)
- Westbound lanes from Bay Street to New Brunswick Way (from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
Other road closures from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. include:
TTC service changes this weekendTTC bus routes will also be diverted in these areas on Sunday. The transit agency announced a number of service changes for Saturday as well to accommodate for service work, including no subway service between York Mills and Bloor-Yonge Stations on Saturday with shuttle buses available on those routes.
These closures are in addition to the long-term closures at the intersection of Queen and Yonge Streets for Ontario Line construction that began on May 1 for what is supposed to take four and a half years. Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency in charge of the project, said the busy thoroughfare would be closed to cars, trucks and streetcars between Victoria and Bay Streets.
Commuters can check for live service updates and adjustments on the transit agency's Twitter or website.
With files from Kelly Skjerven.
Mahdis Habibinia is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Reach her via email: mhabibinia@thestar.ca