Thu · Aug · 20 · 2026● SEVEREPAST DATE
Severe traffic
Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour and Simple Plan are happening across Rogers Centre and RBC Amphitheatre. Likely busiest 7 AM to 7 PM as event traffic overlaps with afternoon rush hour. Separate transit disruption: TTC Line 1 (Yonge-University).
LAST CHECKED · SEP 4, 2:28 P.M. ET
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★ Today’s status
Severe
Events
Strong signal
Roads
Strong signal
Transit
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What’s happening on Thu, Aug 20
HEAVY
Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour
5:30 PM · Concert
Rogers Centre
HEAVY
Simple Plan - The Bigger Than You Think Tour
6:00 PM · Concert
RBC Amphitheatre
/02
Public transit disruptions
Transit: Planned transit closure listed: TTC Line 1 (Yonge-University). No planned closure listed for GO Transit and UP Express in official transit-disruption data.
/03
Top trouble spots
★ Top Trouble Spots
Rogers Centre / Blue Jays WayLower Spadina near Rogers CentreBremner BoulevardRees StreetLake Shore Boulevard near SpadinaGardiner ramps near SpadinaOntario Place / RBC AmphitheatreLake Shore Boulevard near Ontario Place
Queens QuayHEAVY
Waterfront trips can shift south when Lake Shore is constrained.
Front StreetHEAVY
It is the closest east-west downtown alternate north of the waterfront.
Bremner BoulevardHEAVY
Jays traffic concentrates around Rogers Centre before first pitch and after the game.
Lower SpadinaHEAVY
It carries venue traffic between the Gardiner ramps, Lake Shore, and Blue Jays Way.
Lake Shore BoulevardHEAVY
Parallel route pressure from Gardiner constraints.
Drivers: Trips driving in from outside downtown overlap the strongest listed pressure near Rogers Centre / Blue Jays Way, Lower Spadina near Rogers Centre, Bremner Boulevard, where parking may also be tighter. Listed road impacts include Lake Shore Blvd W.
/04
Road closures and restrictions
Road closures
23 listedLake Shore Blvd W
One Direction · near Colborne Lodge Dr
Aug 13 9:30 AM - Aug 20 2:00 PM
Dvp S Eastern Av W Ramp
Ramp closure · between Don Valley Parkway S and Don River
Aug 16 10:30 PM - Aug 21 5:30 AM
Wendover Rd
Lane restriction · Wendover Rd from Bloor St W to King Georges Rd
Aug 17 7:00 AM - Aug 21 7:00 PM
Greenfield Ave
Road Closed Construction; Both Directions · between Ln E Yonge N Greenfield Ave and Doris Ave
Aug 17 7:00 AM - Aug 21 5:00 PM
Prennan Ave
Road Closed Construction; Both Directions · Prennan Ave from Bloor St W to Goswell Rd
Aug 17 7:00 AM - Aug 21 7:00 PM
Gerrard St E
Lane restriction · Gerrard St E from Sherbourne St to Parliament St
Aug 17 9:00 AM - Aug 24 4:00 PM
Lower Sherbourne St
Lane closure · near C N R
Aug 17 9:00 PM - Aug 20 5:00 AM
Vansco Rd
Lane restriction · Vansco Rd from The Queensway to North Queen St
Aug 18 9:00 AM - Aug 24 4:00 PM
F G Gardiner Xy E
Both Directions · near Kipling Ave
Aug 18 11:00 PM - Aug 21 5:00 AM
Lake Shore Blvd W
Lane restriction · between Newfoundland Rd and Martin Goodman Trl
Aug 19 9:00 AM - Aug 20 4:00 PM
Lake Shore Blvd W
One Direction · between York St and Bay St
Aug 19 11:59 PM - Aug 26 5:00 AM
Wellington St W
One Direction · between Bay St and York St
Aug 20 9:00 AM - Aug 27 4:00 PM
Finch Ave W
One Direction · between Milady Rd and Ardwick Blvd
Aug 17 7:00 AM - Aug 21 5:30 PM
Finch Ave W
Ramp restriction · between Finch 400 S Ramp and C P R
Aug 17 7:00 AM - Aug 21 5:30 PM
Brimley Rd
One Direction · between Deerfield Rd and Shaddock Cres
Aug 17 7:00 AM - Aug 21 7:00 PM
Avenue Rd
Lane restriction · between Poplar Plains Cres and Edmund Ave
Aug 17 10:00 AM - Aug 20 2:00 PM
Dundas St W
Lane restriction · between Dupont St and Brad St
Aug 17 10:00 AM - Aug 20 2:00 PM
Finch Ave W
One Direction · near C N R
Aug 18 7:00 AM - Aug 21 5:30 PM
Finch Ave W
One Direction · between Black Creek Trl and Black Creek
Aug 19 7:00 AM - Aug 21 5:30 PM
Finch Ave W
One Direction · near Ardwick Blvd
Aug 19 7:00 AM - Aug 22 5:30 PM
Finch Ave W
One Direction · between Milady Rd and Islington Ave
Aug 19 7:00 AM - Aug 22 5:30 PM
Weston Rd
One Direction · Weston Rd from Oxford Dr to Locust St
Aug 19 9:00 AM - Aug 20 4:00 PM
Balmoral Ave
One Direction · near Avenue Rd
Aug 20 9:00 AM - Aug 26 4:00 PM
/05
All Toronto restrictions, hour by hour
91 in TorontoLast refresh Sep 4, 2:28 p.m. ET
Closures and construction overlapping regular daytime travel.
Carlaw Ave· 1 closure · 1 full· 1 near East TorontoFULL CLOSURE LISTED
Cotman Cres· 1 closure · 1 full· 1 near EtobicokeFULL CLOSURE LISTED
Danforth Rd· 1 closure · 1 full· 1 near East TorontoFULL CLOSURE LISTED
Foxwell St· 1 closure · 1 full· 1 near EtobicokeFULL CLOSURE LISTED
Grace St· 1 closure · 1 full· 1 near Downtown TorontoFULL CLOSURE LISTED
Grosvenor St· 1 closure · 1 full· 1 near Downtown TorontoFULL CLOSURE LISTED
/06
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