Niagara Regional Police have given a full list of road closures in Niagara Falls and Fort Erie for the solar eclipse on Monday.
With hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to the region, police are closing the roads to allow for the safety of pedestrians, traffic management and the movement of emergency vehicles.
In Niagara Falls, closures include:
–Morrison Street between Portage Road and River Road (access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–McCrae Street between Stanley Avenue and Victoria Avenue (access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–North Street between Main Street and Buchanan Avenue (access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–River Road between Morrison Street and Hiram Street (access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–Portage Road between Dunn Street and McLeod Road (access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–River Road between Hiram Street and Fraser Hill (crowd management)
–Clifton Hill between Victoria Avenue and River Road (crowd management)
–Murray Hill between Fallsview Boulevard and River Road (crowd management)
In Fort Erie, the following will be closed:
–Point Abino Road South at Erie Road (8:00am-6:00pm, access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–Ridgeway Road before Millington Skyway, Crystal Beach Drive and Lake Avenue intersection (8:00am-6:00pm, access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–Derby Road between Erie Road and Cambridge Road East (8:00am-6:00pm, access for emergency vehicles/employment/local traffic)
–Mathers Arch Circle (crowd management)
–Lakeshore Road between Central Avenue and Dominion Road (8:00am-6:00pm, crowd management)
–Lakeshore Road between Dominion Road and Adelaide Street (8:00am-6:00pm, crowd management)
–Dominion Road between Adelaide Street and Lakeshore Road (8:00am-6:00pm, crowd management)
–Adelaide Street between Lakeshore Road and Dominion Road (8:00am-6:00pm, crowd management)
NRPS notes that there may be unplanned road closures as well due to the ongoing operational assessments of events.
(Written by: Matt Latour)
