Beaches Jazz Festival shuts Queen from Woodbine to Beech

The 31st annual Beaches International Jazz Festival will be held on Queen Street East from Thursday to Saturday this weekend from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Queen will be fully closed in both directions from Woodbine Avenue to Beech Avenue from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. during the festival. Streetcars will divert around Queen Street East during these road closures. Modified bus service will be maintained on Woodbine Ave and Main St. During the road closures, residents may access/exit their homes at the following locations:

– for residents living south of Queen Street East, from Balsam Avenue to Lee Avenue, buses are north and south on Lee Avenue, and south on Wineva Avenue
– for residents living south of Queen Street East, from Waverley Road to Kippendavie Avenue, buses will travel south on Waverley Road, and exit via Kew Beach Avenue at Woodbine Avenue
– Kenilworth Avenue, Kippendavie Avenue, Hambley Avenue, Hartford Avenue, and Herbert Avenue will be changed to two-way streets during road-closure times.