Olympic Clock counting down the days left
As the Winter Olympics draw closer, a number of streets in and around downtown Vancouver will be closed off or limited to authorized vehicles. The closures are expected to cause commuter headaches for those who live or work in the downtown core. Many streets will have parking restrictions in effect, so the best bet would be to take public transit. TransLink will have extra buses, run longer trains on the Expo and Millennium Lines and have increased frequency on the Canada Line and West Coast Express. More information on travel options and restrictions are available on the TravelSmart 2010 web site.
Closed Streets – No traffic or pedestrian access
- Waterfront Road – Between the Vancouver Convention Centre and Crab Park
January 27th to March 1st, 2010 - Dunsmuir Viaduct – Between Beatty Street and Gore Avenue
February 5th to March 2nd, 2010 - Georgia Viaduct – Between Beatty Street and Gore Avenue
February 5th to March 2nd, 2010 - Expo Boulevard – Between Smithe Street and Quebec Street
January 29th to March 2nd, 2010 - Pacific Boulevard – Between Cambie Street and Quebec Street
January 29th to March 2nd, 2010 - Renfrew Street – Between East Hastings Street and McGill Street
January 24th to March 1st, 2010 - West 1st Avenue – Between Cambie Street and Quebec Street
November 1st, 2009 to March 31st, 2010
Olympic Lanes – Limited to public transit and authorized vehicles
February 4th to March 1st, 2010
- Burrard Street – Between Burrard Street Bridge and Cordova Street
- Seymour Street – Between Granville Street Bridge and Cordova Street
- Howe Street – Between Granville Street Bridge and Cordova Street
- Pender Street – Between Beatty Street and Howe Street
- Cambie Street – Between Cambie Street Bridge and West 59th Avenue
- Broadway – Between Arbutus Street and Commercial Drive
- Georgia Street – Between Richards Street and Stanley Park Causeway
- Hastings Street – Between Richards Street and Boundary Road
Pedestrian Streets – No traffic from 12:00 pm PST to 12:00 am PST
February 12th to 28th, 2010
- Granville Street – Between Davie Street and Cordova Street
- Robson Street – Between Beatty Street and Jervis Street
- Hamilton Street – Between Drake Street and Georgia Street
- Beatty Street – Between Smithe Street and Dunsmuir Street
