The Bluenose Marathon is this weekend! Festivities kick-off today (Friday) but the street closures will only happen Saturday & Sunday of the event. In case you have plans to travel to downtown Halifax, or you live there and wonder if you’ll be able to leave your place, here are the streets that will be closed or have rolling closures this weekend:
Saturday, May 20
Full Street Closures:
8am-5pm Brunswick (from Cogswell to Sackville)
8am-3pm Sackville (from Brunswick to South Park)
8am-5pm Carmichael (from Grafton to Brunswick)
8am-5pm Market (from Carmichael to Prince)
8am-5pm Prince- Westbound (from Grafton to Brunswick)
8am-5pm Rainnie ( from Cogswell to Brunswick)
10am-4pm Cogswell- Inbound (from Roundabout to Brunswick)
Rolling Street Closures:
From 9am-5pm rolling closures will take place on the following streets:
Ahern, Bell, Cogswell, Cunard, Market, North Park, Robie, Sackville, South Park, Summer, Trollope, Atlantic and Young Ave.
Sunday, May 21
Full Street Closures:
5am-4pm Brunswick (from Cogswell to Sackville)
5am-4pm Rainnie (from Cogswell to Brunswick)
5am-2pm Sackville (from Brunswick to South Park)
6am-2pm Carmichael (from Grafton to Brunswick)
6am-2pm Market (from Carmichael to Prince)
6am-2pm Prince- Westbound (from Grafton to Brunswick)
8am-2pm Cogswell- Inbound (from Roundabout to Brunswick)
Rolling Street Closures:
From 8am-12pm rolling closures will take place on the following streets:
Agricola, Ahern, Barrington, Bell, and North Park.
Point Pleasant Park is also part of the route on Sunday, May 21, but will remain open to the public.
Parking Bans
Saturday May 20, 2016: 5am-2pm
Cogswell (outbound) – From Ahern to Robie – North Side
Cunard – From Robie to North Park – South Side
North Park – From Cunard to Cogswell – West Side
Robie – From Cogswell to Cunard – East Side
Summer – From Sackville to Bell – Both Sides
Trollope – From Bell to Cogswell – Both Sides
Saturday May 20, 2016: 5am-4pm
Ahern – From Bell to Cogswell – Both Sides
Brunswick – From Cogswell to Sackville – Both Sides
Carmichael – From Grafton to Brunswick – Both Sides
Cogswell (inbound) – From Robie to Brunswick – Both Sides
Market – From Prince to Carmichael – Both Sides
Prince – From Grafton to Brunswick – Both Sides
Sackville – From Brunswick to Bell – Both Sides
South Park – From South to Inglis – Both Sides
Young Ave – From Inglis to Point Pleasant – Both Sides
Rainnie – From Cogswell to Brunswick – Both Sides
Sunday May 21, 2016: 5am-4pm
Agricola – From Cunard to Duffus – Both Sides
Ahern – From Bell to Cogswell – Both Sides
Brunswick – From Cogswell to Sackville – Both Sides
Carmichael – From Grafton to Brunswick – Both Sides
Cogswell (inbound) – From Robie to Brunswick – Both Sides
Market – From Prince to Carmichael – Both Sides
Prince – From Grafton to Brunswick – Both Sides
Rainnie – From Cogswell to Brunswick – Both Sides
Sackville – From Brunswick to South Park – Both Sides
South Park – From South to Inglis – Both Sides
Young – From Inglis to Point Pleasant – Both Sides