As baseball season gets underway in Toronto, Blue Jays fans heading downtown for home games will need to navigate around construction near the Rogers Centre.
Construction in the area has been ongoing since last fall, impacting both drivers and pedestrians.
The City of Toronto is replacing sections of a sanitary sewer main on the west side of the ballpark and have had to close to a couple of roads to do so.
Southbound traffic on Blue Jays Way is currently shut down from Front Street to Navy Wharf Court while crews evacuate the road and dig a trench to install the new forcemains. A forcemain is a pressurized sewer that transports wastewater.
This phase of the project began in November and is due to wrap up in April, but that’s not the end.
The next phase will then see crews move to Navy Wharf with a partial closure in place between Bremner Boulevard and Blue Jays Way.
Access to parking garages in the area will be maintained but fans can expect delays.
Portions of the crosswalks at Navy Wharf and Bremner will be closed during construction, making pedestrian access slightly more complicated.
All of the work is expected to finish by August.
Toronto police road closures for home games
Drivers can also expect delays from road restrictions and closures put in place by Toronto police to “ensure the safe flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic” that will be in effect for home games.
The closures and restrictions will be in effect two hours prior to game time and remain in place until after the game.
“The condominiums and businesses in the area will have access during closures in an effort to alleviate any disruption for those going to work or going home. Residents and employees may have to provide proof of residency with identification, or they can speak with a police officer at a traffic point,” police said in a release.
Those who live in residences on Navy Warf and Blue Jays Way areas can access this area from Spadina Avenue and Bremner during the road closures.
